S/L 41

16.02.2026 Court No.18 SD IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 26063 of 2023 Mausumi Mallik Mandal Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury Ms. Shreyeta Mitra Ms. Debalina Chakraborty … for the Petitioner.

Mr. Saikat Chatterjee Mr. Chandan Mondal … for the State.

Mrs. Koyeli Bhattacharyya Mr. Bibek Dutta Mr. Manas Bhattacharyya … for WBBSE.

Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy … for SSC.

1. The petitioner’s application seeking transfer on medical ground was forwarded by the head of the institution to the District Inspector of Schools with the remark that the petitioner is a single teacher of political science in the school. The application of the petitioner was however returned by the District Inspector of Schools with the remark ‘not recommended by the medical board’.

2. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is still a single subject teacher and she presses for transfer.

3. As per the notification dated 8^th September, is exempted from the restriction of transfer in respect of single subject teacher. It appears that the authority had applied wrong Rule to reject the prayer for transfer of the petitioner.

4. It appears that c