IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-19606 of 2024 Date of decision: 07.04.2026 Deepak Kumar ….Petitioner versus The State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Saurabh Arora, Advocate, and Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Siddharth Sandhu, AAG, Punjab. NAMIT KUMAR , J. (ORAL) 1. Instant writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution for issuance of a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 05.07.2024 (Annexure P-2), vide which the petitioner who is serving as Lecturer in Commerce has been posted/transferred out of cadre without consent from Government Senior Secondary School, Bhundri, Ludhiana to District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) – Centres of Excellence, Jagraon, Ludhiana, created by the Government of India. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the impugned order has been cancelled by the respondents-State, instant petition has been rendered infructuous. 3. Disposed of as having become infructuous. 07.04.2026 (NAMIT KUMAR) R.S. JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No RAVINDER SINGH 2026.04.07 19:11 I agree to specified portions of this document