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28.02.2025 Ct. No. 18 (ARPAN W.P.A. 28536 of 2024 Arundhati Banerjee Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Ujjal Ray …for the Petitioner Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, AGP Mr. Sayan Ganguly …for the State Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy …for W.B.C.S.S.C Mr. Sharanya Chatterjee …for Respondent Nos.6 & 7 Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

Today authorities of Panchpukur High School, Hooghly being respondent nos.6 & 7 are represented by Mr. Chatterjee, learned advocate who submits school authority did not forward the transfer application of the petitioner dated 13^th September, 2022 since pupil teacher ratio does not support transfer of the petitioner and in addition to this, it is also submitted that petitioner is the only female teacher in the co-educational school. Learned advocate representing the petitioner submits that application was made for transfer on medical ground since petitioner is suffering from ailments. It is also submitted that in terms of amended Rule 6(2)(e) as contained in notification dated 8^th September, 2021, the school authority cannot withhold transfer application of an applicant teacher made on medical ground on the plea that pupi