IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1664 of 2009 SANGITA KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3/ 26/03/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar. The controversy in this case relates to an order of transfer dated 30.6.2008 acted upon and complied with when the petitioner joined the transferred place of posting on 16.7.2008. Thereafter on 2.1.2009 the order of transfer 30.6.2008 has been cancelled. This Court in C.W.J.C. No.16382/08, disposed on 9.1.2009 relying upon two earlier Bench decisions of this Court reported in 2000(2) P.L.J.R. 332 ( Smt. Jyotsna Kumari vs. State of Bihar and others) and in 2000(3) P.L.J.R. 139 (Mahmood Azam Siddique (in 12287), Dr. Ramchandra Safi (in 11477) vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) has already held that an order of transfer, once issued and acted upon by joining the transferred place of posting, becomes a spent force. There remains no transfer order thereafter for annulment or cancellation. The subsequent cancellation was, therefore, redundant. The impugned order dated 2.1.2009 is, therefore, quashed. The writ application is allowed. 2 This shall be without prejudice to the rights of the respondents to deal with the petitioner on the issue of transfers and postings, in accordance with law. KC (Navin Sinha, J.)