PRASENJIT MODAK SUDIP GHOSH CHOWDHURY vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — WPA/791/2026

Case under West Bengal School Service Commission Act ,1997 Section N/A. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 10th June 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 09-Jun-2026

CNR: WBCHCJ0020212026

Filing Number

WPA/807/2026

Filing Date

19-May-2026

Registration No

WPA/791/2026

Registration Date

20-May-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Miscellaneous ( 6 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

10-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 11-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal School Service Commission Act ,1997 Section N/A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRASENJIT MODAK SUDIP GHOSH CHOWDHURY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas PattanayakView PDF

    Summary of WPA 791/2026 The High Court at Calcutta granted an Assistant Teacher (Prasenjit Modak) liberty to file a fresh transfer application on grounds of distance within four weeks, though the court did not adjudicate the petition's merits. While the State argued that the Chemistry teacher's transfer would adversely affect the school's Pupil-Teacher Ratio, the court held that such operational concerns cannot bar the petitioner from applying and directed the school authority to consider eligibility under prevailing rules within six weeks, balancing both the petitioner's transfer request and institutional staffing needs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Jun-2026

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

  4. 19-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/791/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of WPA 791/2026 The High Court at Calcutta granted an Assistant Teacher (Prasenjit Modak) liberty to file a fresh transfer application on grounds of distance within four weeks, though the court did not adjudicate the petition's merits. While the State argued that the Chemistry teacher's transfer would adversely affect the school's Pupil-Teacher Ratio, the court held that such operational concerns cannot bar the petitioner from applying and directed the school authority to consider eligibility under prevailing rules within six weeks, balancing both the petitioner's transfer request and institutional staffing needs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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