Kuldip Verma v. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited

CM 15501-502/2018 in/and CWP 25660/2018 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CM 15501-02/2018 in/and CWP 25660/2018 (O&M) Date of decision:14.11.2018 Kuldip Verma ..............Petitioner v.

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ..............Respondents Coram:

Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present:- Mr.Rohit Mittal,Advocate for the petitioner Mrs.Anu Chatrath Kapoor,Sr.Advocate assisted by Mr.Nishant Maini,Advocate for the respondents. Jaswant Singh,J,(Oral).

Petitioner is serving as an Additional Superintending Engineer with the PSPCL and has challenged his transfer from Jalalabad (District Fazilka) to Badal (District Muktsar).

It is urged that the petitioner is due to retire on 30.11.2019 on attaining the age of superannuation. Therefore, his transfer is in violation of the transfer policy dated 29.3.2010 (Annexure P-3) and is liable to be quashed.

This Court while issuing notice of motion for today vide order dated 5.10.2018 had stayed the operation of the impugned order. At the time of hearing,counsel for the petitioner states that the present petition has become infructuous as the impugned transfer of the petitioner has since been cancelled vide order dated 12.10.2018. RAJINDER PARSHAD JOSHI 2018.11.14 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CM 15501-502/2018 in/and CWP 25660/2018 (O&M) Dismissed as infructuous.

Since the main writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous no orders are required to be passed in the pending application for impleadment/vacation of ex parte stay order dated 5.10.2018 and the same also stand dismissed as infructuous.

14.11.2018 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No RAJINDER PARSHAD JOSHI 2018.11.14 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document