25/03 2026 AD/09/24 266312 NANDY (DO) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA/2668/2026 MANAB SARATHI JANA Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury, Advocate Ms. Shreyeta Mitra, Advocate Ms. Pritha Biswas, Advocate Ms. Upasana Sarkar, Advocate …...for the Petitioner Ms. Saswati Chatterjee, Advocate ……for the WBBSE Mr. Kanak Kiran Bandopadhyay, Advocate ……for the WBCSSC Mr. Satyajit Mahata, Advocate ……for the Respondent No. 5 1. Affidavit of service, as filed, be kept with the record. 2. In spite of service, the School Authority is not represented. 3. Petitioner's application for transfer on the general ground of distance made sometime in the year 2026 is still pending. The School Authority has issued ‘No Objection’ and ‘Declaration’ but has been unable to forward the same to the concerned District Inspector of Schools. 4. The School Authority is directed to forward the said application along with ‘No Objection’ and ‘Declaration’ by 31.03.2026 to the respondent no. 5, who shall accept the same for onward progression of the application. 5. Since the ‘Utsashree Portal’ is presently suspended, the respondents will consider the application on offline mode. 6. With these directions, WPA 2668 of 2026 is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.) P a g e | 2