Soma Chel v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Inter-district transfer on medical grounds; primary school council employee; South 24 Parganas District Primary School Council; Bankura District Primary School Council; West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE); CMOH medical verification; comments of District Primary School Council; five-year restriction on transfer where medical condition pre-existed appointment; consultation with transferee council; writ petition disposed of with directions; no order as to costs; server copy direction; Calcutta High Court; Rajasekhar Mantha, J.; W.P.A. No. 14443 of 2024; dated 18.06.2024.
What did the court decide?
No direct grant of transfer and no monetary relief. Writ petition disposed of with directions: Chairman, South 24 Parganas DPSC to verify petitioner's medical condition from CMOH and forward it with comments to Secretary, WBBPE within two months; Secretary, WBBPE to pass appropriate orders within one month of receiving the communication and medical opinion, in consultation with Bankura DPSC if satisfied; five-year transfer restriction to apply if the condition pre-existed appointment. No order as to costs.