Mukul Sut v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Transfer dispute – withdrawal of impugned order during pendency
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-Judge order of the Gauhati High Court dated 03.01.2025 in WP(C)/481/2020 (registration GAHC010017062020; neutral citation 2025:GAU-AS:6) by N. Unni Krishnan Nair, J. Petitioner Mukul Sut (Lakhimpur district, Assam) versus State of Assam and 4 others of the Elementary Education Department (Commissioner & Secretary; Director of Elementary Education; District Elementary Education Officer, Lakhimpur; Deputy Inspector of Schools, Dhakuakhana; Block Elementary Education Officer, Bordoloni Block). Impugned transfer order withdrawn by State respondents during pendency; petition closed as infructuous without merits adjudication. Useful search terms: infructuous writ petition; withdrawal of transfer order; elementary education Assam; closure without adjudication. No statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Prayer accepted; writ petition closed as having become infructuous following withdrawal of the impugned transfer order. No adjudication on merits.