IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16153 of 2008 SATISH KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4. 13.01.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner makes grievance of four transfers in one year. However, it is not necessary to go into that aspect of the matter at this stage. The petitioner was transferred on 30.6.2008 from Begusarai to Secretariat Treasury, Nirman Bhavan at Patna, where he joined on 6.8.2008. Thereafter the Respondents have sought to cancel his order of transfer by an order dated 16.10.2008. Two Bench decisions of this Court in the case reported in 2000(2) PLJR 332 (Smt. Jyotsna Kumari v. The State of Bihar & ors.) and 2000(3) PLJR 139 (Mahmood Azam Siddique v. The State of Bihar & ors.) have specifically held that once an order of transfer is issued and acted upon it becomes a spent force and redundant. No transfer thereafter subsists for its annulment and cancellation. In the present case, the factual position is the same. The order of cancellation dated 16.10.2008 of the order dated 30.6.2008, which was no more in existence is, therefore, not sustainable in law for reasons discussed in the aforesaid two Bench decisions which applies in equal force in the present case. The impugned order dated 16.10.2008 is, accordingly, set aside. The writ application stands allowed but without prejudice to the rights of the Respondents with regard to transfer and postings to be exercised in accordance with law. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)