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State of Sikkim and Others v. Adup Tshering Bhutia and Others

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Reported as [2014] 2 S.C.R. 1003
Bench H L. Gokhale and Kurian Joseph JJ.
Decided 18 February 2014

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the G benefits granted by the High Court in the impugned Judgment to the writ petitioner, shall not be disturbed.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Sikkim Police Force (Recruitment, Promotion and Seniority) Rules, 2000: r. 9(iv) - Integration of services - Three different services viz. Police Force, Armed Police and Vigilance Police in the State of Sikkim - In Vigilance Police and Armed Police, though the members therein got accelerated promotion to the post of inspector, there was no further promotion available to them - Promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) available only to members of the Police Force - This inequality sought to be remedied by integration of three services - The feeder category for promotion

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