16.04.2026 Sl. No.20 Ct. No.14 ss IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 21349 of 2025 Runa Das Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Shuvro P. Lahiri Mr. Rajesh Naskar Mr. Ankar Mondal …for the Petitioner. Mr. Avishek Prasad …for the DPSC, Malda Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury … for the WBBPE Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya Mr. Pinaki Bhattacharyya … for the DPSC, North 24-Parganas Mr. Saikat Chatterjee Mr. Supriya Majumder … for the State 1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities to grant inter-District transfer to the petitioner from the District of Malda to a school in the District of North 24- Parganas. 3. The petitioner contends that she joined as an Assistant Teacher in Jhagrapathar Primary School, under Ratua Circle, District Malda on 30th September, 2019. The petitioner has been confirmed in service with effect 2 from 30th September, 2021. The son of the petitioner is suffering from Cerebral Palsy with Mental Retardation and he is 75% disabled. The house of the petitioner is situated about 370 kilometers away from her present place of posting. On 20th July, 2025 the petitioner made a representation before the authority concerned for her transfer. However, the said representation is still pending consideration. Hence, this writ petition. 4. Mr. Shuvro P. Lahiri, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the matter may be relegated to the appropriate authority for consideration of the representation of the petitioner for her transfer, in accordance with law. 5. Learned Advocates appearing on behalf of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education as well as respective District Primary School Councils leave the matter to the discretion of the Court. 6. In view of the submissions advanced on behalf of the respective parties, the respondent No.4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 20th July, 2025 and dispose of the same by passing a reasoned order, in accordance with law, subject to production of medical document, upon notice to the petitioner, within a period of ten weeks from the date of communication of this order. 3 7. The reasoned order is to be communicated to the petitioner within one week from the date of passing of such order. 8. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to the respondent no.4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education. 9. With the above direction, the writ petition being WPA 21349 of 2025 stands disposed of. 10. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 11. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 12. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 13. There shall be no order as to costs. 14. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 15. Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)