The CBI has registered a fresh case in connection with the corruption in the West Bengal Central School Service Commission against Headmistress of Birpara Girls High School, Alipurduar and unknown officials of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBCSSC).
The case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating, offences relating to public servants being bribed and Prevention of Corruption Act relating to criminal misconduct by public servants. The FIR names Santa Mondal, Headmistress of Birpara Girls High School and unknown officials of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission and unknown officials of West Bengal School Education Department and unknown private persons.
The case follows a directive from the Calcutta High Court to the CBI to register a regular case in connection with the alleged offences committed by some officials of the WBCSSC and Education Department regarding transfer of Mondal from Birpara to Vidyamandir High School, Siliguri.
“It is alleged that the transfer of the said Santa Mondal was wholly illegal to any school before completion five years and it is not known whether she applied through proper channels for transfer which cannot be done because of the Rule of five years service in a school before transfer. Therefore, it is alleged that she wrote directly to some officials of West Bengal Education Department for her transfer and transfer order was passed in her favour,” reads FIR. The transfer order was illegally passed by then Secretary WBCSSC in connivance with Commission officials for “extraneous consideration in favour of Santa Mondal by extending undue advantage to her through dishonest performance of their public duty in matter of transfer,” it added.