Supreme Court of India

Suresh Kumar v. The State of Haryana & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 3 S.C.R. 278
Bench Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 26 March 2021

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court did not commit any error in construing the Rules in the manner as was construed by the High Court.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Punjab Police Rules, 1934: r.13.14 – Promotion to the p ost of Inspector – r.13.14(2) provides that no Sub-Inspe ctor shall be considered eligible for promotion to a selection gr ade unless he has at least eight years’ approved service as an upper subordinate, of which five years shall have been in the rank of Sub-Insp ector – Promotion to selection grade of a Sub-Inspector was pre- condition for including the name of a Sub-Inspector in List ‘ ’ whic h is a list from which promotion to Inspector was to be made – Even thou gh scheme of grant of selection grade was done away by the State by its

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