Supreme Court of India

Union Public Service Commission Etc. v. Hiranyalal Dev & Ors.

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Reported as [1988] 3 S.C.R. 302
Bench M.P. Thakkar and N.D. Ojha JJ.
Decided 22 March 1988

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the applicant should be deemed to have been included in the impugned select list prepared in 1983, at least, in the place in the order of his seniority and appointed to Indian Police Service on the date on which his immediate junior, namely, respondent No. 11 Shri Sardar Pradeep Kar was appointed.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Central Administrative Tribunals Act, 1986-Section 29-1.P. . -Selection by promotion-Powers vested in the Selection Committee under the Service Rules-Administrative Tribunal cannot assume the role of Selection Committee-Tribunal should direct Selection Commit­ tee to reconsider the matter. Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955-Promotion of State Police Service Officers to JPS-Whether necessary to record reasons for non selection of a person. 'Supersession'-Concept of-Relevant in the context of 'promo- tion' and not in contextof'selection'. Aggrieved.by his

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