21st Jan., 2026 In the High Court at Calcutta Item no.M/L 250 Court No. 18 Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Pradip, A.R.(Ct.)

Appellate Side Case No. WPA 19970 of 2022 In the matter of :

Debabrata Mandal …. Petitioner VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

….Respondents For the Petitioner:

Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury Ms. Shreyta Mitra Ms. Pritha Biswas ….Advocates For the WBCSSC:

Mr. Sourav Mitra ….Advocate For the WBBSE:

Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya Mr. Bibek Dutta Mr. Manas Bhattacharyya ….Advocates For the State:

Mr. Shamim-ul-Bari ….Advocate

1. The prayer of the petitioner seeking transfer stood rejected in December, 2021 with the remark that the pupil-teacher ratio was not fulfilled. Prior thereto the petitioner’s prayer for transfer stood rejected on the ground that the petitioner was a single post teacher. The petitioner again applied for transfer in February, 2022 and the said application is pending consideration before the head of the institution.

2. Reliance has been placed on the judgment delivered by an Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court on a similar issue on August 8, 2024 in MAT No. 1218 of 2024 with CAN 1 of 2024 (Gokul Chandra Mallick Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.).

3. The Cour