05.08.2025 Court No. 18 Item No. 304 (ML)

(Suvendu WPA 2305 of 2024 Chandrani Sengupta (Chatterjee)

-Versus-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Bratin Kumar Dey Mr. Subhankar Banerjee …..for the petitioner Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy …for the WBCSSC

1) Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

2) Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that petitioner made an application for transfer since petitioner was suffering from ailments before the State authorities under the rules which were in vogue at the material point of time. A communication was made by the Secretary, West Bengal Central School Service Commission (for short, “Commission”) on 15th January, 2020 addressed to the District Inspector of Schools (SE), North 24 Parganas (Barrackpore) for finding out vacancy in order to transfer the petitioner.

3) However, it has been rightly pointed out by the learned advocate representing the Commission that the procedure which was prevalent at the material point of time is no more applicable at present and applicant-teacher is required to make application in prescribed format before the school authority seeking „no objection‟ and thereafter transfer application is req