IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17735 of 2008 MAHENDRA NARAYAN SINGH & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.1724 of 2009 BHAGWATI MEHTA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.1455 of 2009 KHUSHILAL RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.772 of 2009 MD.SIDDIQUE ANSARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioners: Mr. Gyan Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, JC to Gp 2 Mr. K.K.Singh, JC to GP 5, and JC to SC 11. --------- 3. 13.04.2009 Heard leaned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Counsel for the State. In this batch of writ applications a common issue of law arises. In all these cases the petitioners were transferred by order dated 30.6.2008. It is the specific case of the individual petitioners that in pursuance thereof they joined their transferred place of posting on different dates. Thereafter on 15.10.2008 the original order of transfer dated 30.6.2008 was cancelled. The issue involved has been decided by this Court in two judgements reported in 2000(2) PLJR 333 (Hardeo Singh Vrs State of Bihar & ors) and 2000(3) PLJR 139 (Dr. Ram Chandra Safi Vrs State of Bihar & ors.) that an order of transfer once issued and acted upon by joining becomes a spent force and redundant. Thereafter there remains no transfer order in existence for its cancellation. The writ applications are allowed. The impugned orders dated 15.10.2008 with regard to the individual petitioners stand set aside. This shall be without prejudice to the rights of the respondents to deal with the petitioners afresh on the issue of transfer and posting in accordance with law. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)