CWP No.1010/2001. 07.05.2008 Present: Mr R.M.Bisht and Mr Rajesh Mandhotra, Deputy Advocate General, for the petitioners. Mr Presh Sharma, vice counsel for respondent No.1. Mr Rajnish Maniktala, Advocate for respondent No.2. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 24.8.2001 passed by the learned H.P. State Administrative Tribunal in OA No.1848 of 2001. The respondent, who was working as Naib Tehsildar, filed the Original Application before the learned Administrative Tribunal challenging his transfer as Tehsildar Shimla (Urban) to Settlement Office, Shimla. This Original Application was allowed and the transfer order was quashed by the impugned order of the learned Tribunal. The State aggrieved by the said order of the Tribunal, has filed the present writ petition. No stay order was granted. The petition remained pending for the last seven years. By efflux of time, the petition has virtually become infructuous. Obviously, after completing the normal tenure, the respondent could have been transferred to any other place and, therefore, there is no need to enter into the merits of the dispute. The petitioners are free to transfer the respondent in accordance with their transfer policy. The petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ( Deepak Gupta ), J. May 07, 2008. ( Kuldip Singh ), J. (soni)