Rakesh Kumar Goswami v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3899 of 2017 Rakesh Kumar Goswami S/o Shri Shambhu Dayal Goswami, Aged About 59 Years, Assistant District Excise Officer, Office Of The Deputy Commissioner Excise, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Commercial Tax Excise, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Under Secretary, Commercial Tax Excise Department, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. The Excise Commissioner, Chhattisgar Excise Building, Near Chhokra Nala, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

4. Deputy Commissioner, Excise Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

5. G.P. Prajapati, Office Of District Excise Officer, District Balod, Chhattisgarh.

---Respondents For petitioner :

None.

For State :

Shri Dheeraj Wankhede, Government Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 14/12/2018 1.

The challenge in the present Writ Petition is to the order dated 10/08/2017 whereby the petitioner has been transferred from the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Excise, District Raipur to the District Excise Officer, District Balod.

2.

The petitioner has an interim order in his favour on 22/08/2017. By virtue of an interim order, the petitioner continues at present place of posting i.e. at Raipur.

3.

In the given facts, this Court is of the opinion that, by efflux of time, the impugned order so far as the petitioner is concerned has lost its efficacy. 4.

Accordingly, the instant Writ Petition stands disposed off with a direction that the respondent/State shall not act upon the order of transfer any further so far as petitioner is concerned reserving their right to pass a fresh order in case administrative exigency so arises.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Sumit JUDGE