Paromita Halder v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Paromita Halder; State of West Bengal; DPSC South 24 Parganas; District Primary School Council; Chairman DPSC; primary school teacher transfer; intra-district transfer; Pathar Pratima Circle; Kulpi Circle-I; ground of distance; five years service; Utsashree Portal unavailable; apply afresh offline; pupil-teacher ratio; vacancy; twelve weeks; representation considered in accordance with law; no costs; server copy; Rajasekhar Mantha J.; W.P.A. 1542 of 2024; disposed 25.06.2024.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the Chairman, District Primary School Council, South 24 Parganas to consider and dispose of the petitioner's transfer representation in accordance with law, subject to availability of vacancy and compliance with all necessary Rules including the pupil-teacher ratio, within twelve weeks of receipt of the application; petitioner permitted to apply afresh offline with a copy of the order and the writ petition, with offline consideration within twelve weeks of such application; no order as to costs; all parties directed to act on a server copy downloaded from the official website of the Court.