IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 50 of 2010 Smt. Savita Negi ……… Appellant. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others .………. Respondents. Mr. M.C. Panit, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Advocate for the respondents. Date of Judgment: 05.05.2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. J.S. KHEHAR, C. J. (Oral) The appellant was transferred by an order dated 04.07.2009. Having not complied with the aforesaid transfer order, the appellant was then placed under suspension on 30.09.2009. Simultaneously, a departmental inquiry was initiated against the appellant. It is in the aforesaid circumstances, and to impugn the aforesaid order, that the appellant approached this Court by filing Writ Petition (S/S) No. 126 of 2010. The aforesaid writ petition was dismissed by a learned Single Judge of this Court on 19.03.2010. 2. Through the instant special appeal, the appellant has assailed the order passed by the learned Single Judge, disposing of Writ Petition (S/S) No. 126 of 2010 vide order dated 19.03.2010. 3. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the appellant states, that the instant special appeal has been rendered infructuous, on account of the fact, that the appellant has since been reinstated by an order dated 21.04.2010. It is, therefore, apparent that the order of suspension dated 30.09.2009 has been revoked. In the aforesaid view of the matter, it will be open to the respondents to reconsider whether or not departmental proceedings should be continued against the appellant on the basis of the proceedings initiated against her on 30.09.2009. 2 4. In the aforesaid sense, the order passed by the learned Single Judge dated 19.03.2010 to the effect, that the departmental proceedings should be completed within a period of six months, will stand modified. 5. The instant special appeal is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. Amit (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (J.S. Khehar, C. J.) 05.05.2010 05.05.2010