Supreme Court of India

Shamsher Singh Sandhu v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 1024
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 14 January 2020

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Service Law – Promotion to the rank of Inspector General o f Police – Claim of – The order of promotion was gran ted to the appellant to the rank of IG until he was reverted to the rank of DIG – The order of reversion was stayed by the High Court – T hereafter, both Single Judge and, in appeal, the Division Bench o f the High Court rejected the plea of the appellant to substantive pr omotion to the rank of IG – The Supreme Court directed maintenance of status quo – The appellant continued to work as an IG rank of ficer until the date of his superannuation – The appellant sought retiral

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