Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri
Order Date: 12 June 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Piyali Nandi (Assistant Teacher, Gajaldoba C.S Primary/Junior Basic School, Jalpaiguri) vs State of West Bengal, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, and others.
- Petition seeks inter‑district transfer from Jalpaiguri to Bankura on medical grounds.
- Health conditions cited: bulky uterus with heavy bleeding, pelvic inflammatory disease, hyperthyroidism.
- Employment background: joined as Assistant Teacher on 6 March 2024.
- Representation dated 6 April 2026 requesting transfer remained pending.
- Court considered submissions from petitioner’s counsel and the State’s Additional Government Pleader.
Final Outcome
- Court directs Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education to consider the representation dated 6 April 2026 and dispose of it within six weeks, issuing a reasoned order.
- The reasoned order shall be communicated to the petitioner within one week of its passing.
- The Board is granted liberty to seek a medical examination of the petitioner prior to consideration.
- The order is passed under special circumstances and shall not be treated as a precedent.
- All interim orders, if any, are vacated; no order as to costs; all connected applications, if any, stand disposed of.
- All concerned parties shall act in terms of the official copy of the order downloaded from the Court’s website; urgent certified copy to be provided upon compliance.
Topics: Transfer Request, Education Employment, Medical Grounds