Supreme Court of India

Ra Vi Paul and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] 1 S.C.R. 419
Bench Kuldip Singh, S.C. Agrawal and B.L. Hansaria JJ.
Decided 19 January 1995

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What the Court ordered

In the result Writ Petition No. 146 of 1992 as well as Civil Appeal No. 4127 of 1985 are dismissed.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Service Law-Border Security Force Act, 1968-BSF-Seniority-Emer­ gency Commissioned Officers and Short Service Commissioned Of­ ficers-Recruitment as Assistant Commandants after their release from the Anny-Claim for counting service rendered by them in the Anny for fixation of their seniority in BSF-Whether entitled to invoke Rule (b) of CRPF Rules-Held. No-Appointments/absorptions were made under BSF Act and executive order-Not under CRPF Rules 1955. Service Law-Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955-Rule 8 · (b) (ij- Expression 'rank'-Means rank in CRPF-Earlier army service of an anny

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