1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5955 of 2023 1 - Navneet Pandey S/o Late Shri Rajendra Pandey Aged About 41 Years R/o Milan Chowk Kududand Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Convenor And Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralay, Police Station And Post Rakhi Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District, Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Excise And Commercial Tax, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralay, Police Station And Post Rakhi Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Deputy Commissioner Office Of The Assistant Commissioner, Composite Building Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : None. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devesh G. Kela, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 28/08/2025 1. This petition is preferred against orders dated 17.08.2023 and 18.08.2023. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following ABHIGYA SAXENA Digitally signed by ABHIGYA SAXENA 2 reliefs:- "10.1 That the Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to call for the entire records of the case for its kind perusal. 10.2 That this Hon’ble High Court may kindly be pleased to quash/set aside the impugned transfer order of the petitioner dated 17.08.2023 (Annexure P/1) issued by respondent No.2 and also quash/set aside the impugned relieving order of the petitioner dated 18.08.2023 issued by Respondent No.3 (Annexure P/2). 10.3. That this Hon’ble High Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authority to post the petitioner in his previous place of posting i.e. office of Assistant Commissioner Excise Bilaspur. 10.4 That this Hon’ble High Court may kindly be pleased to pass any other order as it may deem fit I the interest of justice.” 3. Vide order dated 28.08.2023, the petitioner was granted stay 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 orders, has lost its efficacy and as such the order(s) dated 17.08.2023 and 18.08.2023 is required to be quashed and accordingly the said order(s) under challenge 3 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 Saxena