AJAY KUMAR v. EXCISE COMMISSIONER STATE OF UTTARAKHAND
WPSS/2258/2023 · 2025-11-18
Manoj Kumar Tiwari
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2025:UHC:10220 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
W PSS/ 2 2 5 8 / 2 0 2 3 Hon ’ble Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J
1. Mr. Nishant Pande, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Sandeep Kothari, learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. Mr. Narayan Dutt, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. Petitioner is serving as Excise Inspector. He was transferred from Kangri Check Post, Haridwar to District Rudrapryag, vide
order dated
05.12.2023. According to petitioner, he joined duties at the transferred place i.e. Rudraprayag, on 07.12.2023, however, on 08.12.2023, the order of transfer was cancelled. Thus, feeling aggrieved, petitioner filed this writ petition.
4. Coordinate Bench of this Court passed interim order on 20.12.2023, staying the operation and effect of the cancellation order passed on 08.12.2023. On the strength of interim
order, petitioner is continuing at District Rudraprayag.
5. No useful purpose would be served by keeping the writ petition pending.
6. Accordingly, the writ petition is
disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation, regarding his transfer, to Excise Commissioner. If he makes representation within two weeks from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within four weeks thereafter. For a period of six weeks or
2025:UHC:10220 till decision is taken by Excise Commissioner, whichever is earlier, status quo qua petitioner’s posting shall be maintained.
( Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J)
18.11.2025 Aswal
NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08 d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F 4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2025.11.18 04:05:21 -08'00'