08.04.2026 13 sdas WPA 28112 of 2025 Labanya Prava Saha Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Subhrangsu Panda Ms. Haritri Roy Mr. Ratul Ghosal Mr. R. Adhikary Mr. Anupan Singha …. for the petitioner Ms. Saswati Chatterjee …. for the WBSSC 1. Let affidavit-of-service, as filed in Court, be kept on record. 2. In spite of service, none appears on behalf of the school authorities. 3. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in a school. 4. The petitioner has made an application for transfer on medical ground. The said application is pending before the school authorities. 5. The school authorities will consider the application of the petitioner strictly in line with the decision of this Hon’ble Court in MAT 471 of 2025 (Rupam Biswas vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) and forward the same to the respondent no. 8 by 15.05.2026. 2 6. If the application is allowed, the concerned District Inspector of Schools will take all consequential steps to expedite the matter preferably within six weeks from receipt of the ‘NOC’ and other requisites from the school. 7. The suspension of ‘Utsashree Portal’ will not be an impediment for the concerned authority to consider the application for transfer of the petitioner. The same shall be considered in an offline mode. 8. With the aforestated directions, the writ petition is, thus, disposed of. 9. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. 10. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties on usual undertaking. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)