Petitioners sought a decision on a pending mutual transfer application with the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. The court, without considering merits, directed the Board Secretary to decide in accordance with law and pass a reasoned order within ninety days.
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In the High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side
33 12.08.2024 AGM
WPA 17650 of 2024
Uttam Sasmal & Anr.
vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Anindya Bose. Mr. Santanu Maji, Mr. S. Das.
… For the Petitioners.
Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury. …For the WBBPE.
Mr. Ratul Biswas. … For DPSC, Howrah.
Mr. Ranjan Saha
…For DPSC, Jhargram.
Affidavit-of-service filed today in Court be kept with the records.
The application filed by the petitioners seeking mutual transfer is pending consideration at the end of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education.
Without going into the merits of the said application, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education to take a decision on the said application in accordance with law at the earliest but positively within a period of ninety days from the date of communication of this order. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the parties immediately thereafter.
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The Board shall seek the necessary information as regards the status of the teachers and the vacancy position from the concerned District Primary School Council who shall immediately transfer the required data to the Board for compliance of the direction passed hereinabove.
Learned advocate for the petitioners shall forward a copy of the application for transfer to the aforesaid respondent at the time of communication of this order.
The writ petition stands disposed of .
Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.
(Amrita Sinha, J.)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Board will decide the petitioners' pending mutual transfer application within a stipulated time.
Uttam Sasmal & Anr.
The State of West Bengal
West Bengal Board of Primary Education
DPSC, Howrah
DPSC, Jhargram
Amrita Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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