1 2025:CGHC:44490 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8619 of 2023 1 - Puneet Sinha S/o Parasram Sinha Aged About 55 Years Occupation Secretary Gram Panchayat Janghoura, Janpad Panchayat Pithoura, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat Raipur, Indravati Bhavan, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Chief Executive Officer District Panchayat Mahasamund, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Pithoura, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 4 - Election Commission Through Chief Election Officer C.G. State, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rahul Pathak, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Awadh Tripathi, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/ State : Mr. Devesh G. Kela, Panel Lawyer. Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 01/09/2025 1. This petition is preferred against order dated 3.10.2023. 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 allow the writ petition and quash the impugned order dated 03.10.2023 (Annexure P/1) and amended order dated 05/10/2023 (Annexure P/2) which relates to the petitioner, in the interest of justice. 10.2 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly direct the respondents to pass appropriate order to post him at his present place of posting and keep the additional charge of the petitioner as it is, which is at Gram Panchayat Kishanpur Janpad Panchayat Pithoura. 10.3 That, any other relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper may also kindly be granted to the petitioner in the interest of justice along with cost of the petition." 3. Vide order dated 20.10.2023, order of status quo was granted to the petitioner by this Court. 4. Considering the aforesaid aspect of the matter and considering 3 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 petitioner, by the afflux of time, has lost its efficacy and as such the order dated 3.10.2023 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