Sisir Mondal v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sisir Mondal v. State of West Bengal, W.P.A. 4677 of 2025 (Calcutta High Court, Saugata Bhattacharyya, J., 09.06.2025): writ petition disposed of with directions on a teacher's transfer application founded on his wife's medical condition. Fresh medical report to be obtained by DIS (S.E.), Murshidabad (respondent no.7) from CMOH/Medical Board within 4 weeks (earlier report dated 19.04.2022); if transfer justified, application and report to be forwarded to Chairman, WBCSSC (respondent no.6) within a fortnight; WBCSSC to decide in accordance with law within 6 weeks and communicate decision within a fortnight; transfer application cannot be rejected on the ground of suspension of the portal.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: respondent no.7 (DIS, S.E., Murshidabad) to obtain a fresh medical report of the petitioner's wife within four weeks from the concerned CMOH/Medical Board; if the report justifies transfer, to forward the transfer application with the medical report to respondent no.6 (Chairman, WBCSSC) by a fortnight thereafter; respondent no.6 to decide the application in accordance with law within six weeks and communicate the decision to the petitioner by a fortnight thereafter; and the transfer application is not to be rejected on the ground of suspension of the portal.