1 2025:CGHC:44463 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3823 of 2023 1 - Mohit Kumar Behara S/o Shri Chandan Singh Behara Aged About 42 Years Presently Working On The Post Of Food Safety Officer In The Office Of The Deputy Director, Food And Drug Administration Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, R/o Abhishek Vihar, Phase-Ii, Quarter No. 152, Mangla, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Health And Family Welfare, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Commissioner Food Safety, Food And Drug Administration, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Controller Food And Drug Administration, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 - Chairman Transfer Committee-Cum-Principal Secretary, Department Of Home And Forest, State Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dhiraj Kumar Wankhede, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/ State : Mr. Devesh G. Kela, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 01/09/2025 1. This petition is preferred against orders dated 30.9.2022 and 19.5.2023. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- "10.1 Call for the entire records leading to issuance of the impugned communication and impugned orders Annexure P-1 for the kind perusal of this Hon'ble Court 10.2 Issue appropriate writ(s)/direction(s)/order(s) quashing the impugned orders dated 19.05.2023 and 30.09.2022 Annexure P-1, qua the petitioner. 10.3 Pass appropriate orders, in favour of the petitioner, so far as the cost of the litigation and other miscellaneous expenses are concerned. 10.4 Grant any such other relief in favour of petitioner as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the interest of Justice.." 3 3. Vide order dated 23.6.2023, order of status quo was granted to the petitioner by this Court. 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 orders transferring the petitioner, by the afflux of time, have lost its efficacy and as such the orders dated 30.9.2022 and 19.5.2023 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 Raghu Jat