1 2025:CGHC:39903 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1678 of 2023 1 - Rajesh Verma S/o Late Shri Ramdas Verma Aged About 59 Years Medical Lab Technologist, Posted At District Malaria Office, Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o C- 94, Yadunandan Nagar, Tifra, Police Station - Sirgitti, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Public Health And Family Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Under Secretary Public Health And Family Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa, Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Director Public Health And Family Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Chief Medical And Health Officer Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kanhaiya Ram Yadav, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/ State : Mr. A. K. Pandey, Govt. Advocate Digitally signed by SHAYNA KADRI 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 08/08/2025 1. This petition is preferred against orders dated 30.09.2022 and 13.02.2023. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- "10.1 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call entire records from the respondents. 10.2 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the petition and issue a writ in the nature of mandamus quashing the impugned order dated 13.02.2023 (ANNEXURE P-1), in respect of the petitioner. 10.3 That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to work at the same place on the same post as the impugned order is bad, illegal, arbitrary and medical ailment of the same of petitioner is required to be considered. 10.4 That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief, as it may deems fit and appropriate." 3. Vide order dated 02.03.2023, order of status quo was granted to the petitioner by this Court. 3 4. Considering the aforesaid aspect of the matter and considering the fact that on the strength of the aforesaid stay order, the petitioner is still continuing at his original place of posting, as such the order transferring the petitioners, by the afflux of time, has lost its efficacy and as such the orders dated 30.09.2022 and 13.02.2023 are required to be quashed and accordingly the said orders under challenge are hereby quashed. 5. However, liberty is granted to the respondent State authorities to pass appropriate orders in respect of transfer of the petitioner, in case exigency arises, without being influenced by this order. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Shayna