The said judgment is reported in 2002 5 SLR 409.
When W.P. No.16419/2000 filed by direct recruits was dismissed by the High Court on 26.4.2001 and SLP there against was also dismissed, the State Government initially took the position based on the aforesaid judgment, viz.
The High Court, vide impugned judgment dated 10.4.2008, has allowed the Civil Writ Petition No.12206 of 2005 and quashed the seniority list dated 7.7.2005 thereby directing the State Government to prepare the seniority list in accordance with the judgment of this Court in Paramjit Singhs case.
The Committee went into the length breadth of all the relevant issues, including the earlier judgment of this Court in the case of Paramjit Singh and recommended that judgment in Paramjit Singhs case should be followed.
One of the writ petitioners in W.P.No.17397 of 1999 namely Gurpreet Singh Bhuller filed the Civil Writ Petition No.12206 of 2005 challenging the aforesaid seniority list and also prayed that the seniority list of the members of the Punjab Police Service may be prepared in accordance with the judgment of this Court in Paramjit Singhs case.
However, those promotees DSPs who had already been inducted as IPS and were number impleaded in the parties in the said case filed an application stating that they were adversely affected.
Thereafter, the State Government finalized the seniority list of the members of the Punjab Police Service vide order dated 7.7.2005.
However, the Government, thereafter, chose to companystitute a Committee to go into the entire gamut of these issues.
These developments and issues were debated before the High Court which has, vide impugned judgment dated 10.4.2008, held that the decision of the Government following the dicta in Paramjit Singhs case is apt justified.
However, the Government decided number to interfere with the said career progression of those DSPs and they are left untouched.
Interestingly, in the meantime, many promotees DSPs who were brought on list G, had been inducted into IPS Service.
The Special Leave Petition against the said judgment was dismissed by this Court and in view of the dismissal of the Special Leave Petition the aforesaid judgment became final so far as the promotees DSPs of 1989 batch are companycerned.
On the basis of the said recommendation, the State Government passed the orders dated 7.7.2005 accepting the same.
It has been directed that this judgment be implemented and companysequential change in IPS be also made.
The Division Bench of the High Court vide judgment dated 26.4.2001 dismissed the writ petition filed by Tulsi Ram holding that the promotee officers are entitled to the benefit of their temporary service which they rendered as DSPs and that service has to companynt towards their seniority.
K.SIKRI,J. Leave granted.
that the requirement of 6 years service for promotion to the post of DSP which was relaxed to 4 years was approved and companyfirmed held valid therefore seniority would be given from 1988.
