16.04.2026 Sl. No.31 Ct. No.14 ss IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 22413 of 2025 Sudhangsu Roy Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Ms. Priyanka Saha Mr. Suman Mukherjee …for the Petitioner. Md. Sarwar Jahan Mr. Nayeemul Haque Ms. Shalini Sen Ms. Sahina Parvin … for the DPSC, Murshidabad Mr. Arindam Chattopadhyay Ms. Lipika Chatterjee …for the DPSC, Nadia. Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury … for the WBBPE 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 Murshidabad to a school in the District of Nadia on distance ground. 3. The petitioner contends that he joined as an Assistant Teacher in 35, Char Labangola Primary/Junior Basic/GSFP School, under Bhagwangola Circle, District Murshidabad on 13th February, 2017. The petitioner’s service has been confirmed with effect from 2 13th February, 2019. The house of the petitioner is situated about 400 kilometers away from his present place of posting. On 2nd June, 2025 the petitioner made a representation before the authority concerned for his transfer on distance ground. However, the said representation is still pending consideration. Hence, this writ petition. 4. Ms. Priyanka Saha, 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 his 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 2nd June, 2025 and dispose of the same by passing a reasoned order, in accordance with law, upon notice to the petitioner, within a period of ten weeks from the date of communication of this order. 7. The reasoned order is to be communicated to the petitioner within one week from the date of passing of such order. 3 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 22413 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.)