WPA/29753/2026 of ANUPAM BANERJEE Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. on 14 October 2026

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the recommendation letter for reinstatement in his previous post issued by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission on 28th January, 2026.

2. The petitioner was a teacher of the normal section of the school. Though the recommendation letter mentions for reinstatement in classes IX-X/XI-XII but the school where the petitioner has actually been appointed by the Board of Secondary Education on 5th March, 2026 is an upper primary school. The petitioner is aggrieved by the same.

3.

Prayer

has been made to direct the Commission to re-recommend the petitioner to any school with matching vacancy.

4. A detailed representation dated 10th September, 2026 by the petitioner to the Commissioner of School Education, West Bengal has been submitted, but the same is alleged to be pending consideration.

5. As the issue is allegedly pending consideration before the Commissioner of School Education, West Bengal, accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of by directing the Commissioner to take a decision on the petitioner’s prayer for re-recommendation to a school with matching vacancy in accordance with law at the earliest but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order.

6. If the prayer of the petitioner is accepted, then necessary consequential steps shall be taken by the authority.

7. The Commissioner shall take note of the medical issues confronted by the petitioner’s wife at the time of taking final decision in the matter.

8. Let a copy of the subject representation along with all supporting documents be forwarded to the Commissioner of School Education at the time of communicating the order of the Court.

9. The writ petition stands disposed of.

10. All parties shall act on the basis of a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

11. Certified server copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties on compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)