Supreme Court of India

Uma Charan v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr.

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Reported as [1982] 1 S.C.R. 353
Bench A. D. Koshal, V. Balakrishna Eradi and R. B. Misra JJ.
Decided 20 August 1981

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What the Court ordered

In the result we accept the appeal, set aside the impugned judgment and quash the Select List just above mentioned in so far ) ) UMACHARAN v.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations 1955-Regu/a­ tion 5(5)-Scope of-Police Officer reverted to a lower rank-Reasons for reversion­ Whether necessary to record. c On being selected by a Selection Committee constituted under the Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955 the appellant, a Deputy Superintendent of Police prior to 13th April, 1960, was promoted as Superintendent of Police. In September, 1963, purporting to act under regulation 5 of the Regulations, the Selection Committee recommended his supersession, along with some others, on the

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