HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGAKH AT BILASPUR S.B. : HON'BLE MR. SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI, J. WRIT PETITION (S) 4190 of 2005 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Shri R.K.GUPTA S/o D.D.Gupta Age 45 years Sub Engineer Water Resources Department Rajnandgaon. VERSUS.. : 1. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Through the Secretary Water Resources Department D.K.S. Bhawan, MantralayaRaipur(C.G.) 2. Engineer in Chief Water Resources Department Raipur (C.G.) 3. Executive Engineer Water Resources Department Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Present: Smt. Fouziya Mirza, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Sushil Dubey, Gpvt. Advocate for the State/respondents. ORDER (Passed on 22na ofMarch, 2007) The followmg order ofthe Court is passed by Satlsh K.Agnihotri, J. 1. The petitioner has filed this petition challenging the transfer order dated 22.10.2001. By virtue of the interim stay gmnted by the Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Raipur the petitioner is contmuing at the origmal place ofposting. N«i^'> 2. Be that as it may, with the passage oftime this petition has become infmctupus as period of transfer is not applicable forever. At this point of time there is no question to examine the validity of the transfer order. However, the respondents are at liberty to pass appropriate orders keeping in view the public interest and administrative exigeney, withoyt insisting on eompiiance of the impugned transfer order. 3. In view ofthe above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Thakur