23^rd July, 2025 In the High Court at Calcutta Item no. DL 9 Court No. 4 Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Asraf, A.R.(Ct.) Appellate Side Case No. WP.CT 139 of 2025 In the matter of :

SANTANU MAHAPATRA …. Petitioner VS.

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

….Respondents For the Petitioner :

Mr. Mahadeb Ghosh Mr. Pritam Ghosh ….Advocates For the Respondents : Mr. Ranjan Kr. Sinha Mr. Arun Bandyopadhyay ….Advocates

1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner /

applicant and the learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The petitioner was posted as a Station Master at Akra in Sealdah Division, and was transferred on 08.03.2024 to Malda Division. The petitioner has made a representation against such transfer on 11.03.2024. In his representation, the petitioner / applicant has stated that he was not shown the requisite authorization issued by the DRM the transfer being from one Division to other. He has also claimed that since there is vacancy at his Division in Sealdah, having regard to his inconvenience in view of his ailing parents, he should have been spared in the Sealdah Division. In his representation he has alleged that his transfer is based on extraneous consideration. Apart from making a vague as