1 2025:CGHC:44094 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4760 of 2023 1 - Chandraprakash Dande S/o Late Sukhdas Aged About 55 Years R/o Village- Salauni (Saloni), Post Office- Seoni, Tehsil Abhanpur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Principal Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh. Secretary, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Under Secretary Panchayat And Rural Development Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Deputy Director Panchayat District Dhamtari Office Of The Deputy Director Panchayat, District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Deputy Director Panchayat District Narayanpur Office Of The Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 Deputy Director Panchayat, District- Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Collector Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 7 - The Collector Narayanpur, District- Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. 8 - State Level Committee Of Senor Secretaries Through Its Convener And Secretary Of General Administration Department, Room No.6, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Siddharth Dubey, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, G.A. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 29/08/2025 1. This petition is preferred against order dated 5.6.2023. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- "10.1 Quashing/setting aside impugned order dated 05/06/2023 annexed to the present petition as Annexure "P/1". 10.2 Directing the respondent(s) to allow the petitioner to join and work at the office of Deputy Director Panchayat, District-Raipur as sub-auditor on the vacant post. 10.3 Any other relief(s) that this Hon'ble Court may deem 3 fit in facts and circumstances of the present case.." 3. Vide order dated 19.7.2023, the petitioner was granted stay and the impugned transfer order dated 5.6.2023 was stayed 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, by the afflux of time the said order, has lost its efficacy and as such the order dated 5.6.2023 is required to be quashed and accordingly the said order under challenge is 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