JAGBIR SINGHversusSTATE OF HARYANA AND ORS .
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 443
- Decided
- 25 March 1996
- Disposal
- Appeal(s) allowed
Holding
Promotions of officers recruited under the sports quota are regular promotions; the appellant is deemed regularised as Head Constable with all attendant benefits.
Summary
The appellant, recruited as a Constable in the Haryana Police under the sports quota, was promoted to Head Constable in 1984 and confirmed in 1987. He later received a show‑cause notice for de‑confirmation and was promoted on an ad‑hoc basis to Assistant Sub‑Inspector in 1990. While undergoing training, his name was removed from the Head Constable list, prompting writ petitions challenging the de‑confirmation and a second show‑cause notice. The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed the petitions, but the Supreme Court, relying on the earlier decision in Risha Singh v. State of Haryana, held that promotions of sports‑quota recruits are regular under Rule 13.1(1) of Chapter XIII of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934. Consequently, the appellant was deemed to have been regularised as Head Constable and entitled to all consequential benefits. The appeals were allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether a promotion of a police officer recruited under the sports quota is to be treated as a regular promotion or an ad‑hoc promotion.
- Whether the de‑confirmation of the appellant’s position as Head Constable is valid.
Legislation cited
- Punjab Police Rules, 1934s. Rule 13.1(1) of Chapter XIII
Subjects
Judgment
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Appointment against spolts quota-<:oiistable in Haryana Police-Ap-
pointment .of-Promoted and later confirmed as Head. Constable keeping in C
view his peifannance in ,spalts-Subsequently steps for de confirmation
. takeii--Held;'emplayee entitled ta regular p;amatiim-He must be deemed ta
''Have· been reguiarised as Head Caniiable ai1d all i:'ansequential benefits
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Risha/· Singh v, State of Haryana:& Ors., JT (1:992) 2 SC 157, relied D
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CIVIL APPELLATE JURiSDICTION: _Civil Appeal Nos. 6910-11
of 1996 .
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From the Judgme~t and Order 'dated 31.3.94 ~f the Punjab' &
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Haryana High Court in C.W.P. Nos. 1S044/9'.l" a~d 1S75 of i994. ''
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Prem. Malhotra anc:I Piyush for the Appellants.
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Ms. Indu Malhoti!', Suruchi Aggarwal for the 'Respondents.
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The following Order of the Court was delivered : F
Leave granted.
These appeals by special leave arise from the order of the Punjab &
Haryana High Court made on 31.3.1994 in Civii'Writ Petition Nos. 15044/93
and 1575/94. The appellant was recruited as a Constable in Haryana Police G
service against sports quota on September 15, 1977. He was promoted as
Head Constable. on July 4, 1984 keeping in view his performance in the.
sports. He was also confirmed as a Head Constable on Aµgust 31, 1987.
He was served with a show cause notice by Superintendent of Police dated
August 11, 19_88 as to why he should not be de-confirmed as Head Con- H
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878 SUPREME COURT REPORTS (1996] 3 S.C.R.
A stable w.e.f. August 31, 1987. In the meanwhile, he was also promoted as
Assistant Sub-Inspector on ad hoc basis on November 22, 1990. While he
was conti~uing as Assistant Sub-Inspector, he was provisionally selected to
undergo intermediate school course which was to commence from Septem-
ber 15, 1993. He was selected and sent for the training While the appellant
B was undergoing the training his name was deleted from the list of Head
Constables. Consequently, after unsuccessful attempt by representations,
· the appellant filed the Writ Petition No. 1575/94 in the High Court chal-
lenging the validity of the second show cause notice dated December 14,
1993. It was dismissed by the High Court by order dated March 31, 1994.
The other writ petition challenging de-confirmation was dismissed. Thus,
C these appeals by special leave.
In view of the admitted position that he was recruited under the
sports quota and also promoted thereunder, his promotion is according to
rules. The controversy raised was considered by this Court in Risha/ Singh
v. State of Haryana & Ors., JT (1992) 2 SC 157). It was held therein that
D though the order indicated that the promotion was on ad hoc basis, but in
view of Rule 13.1(1) of Chapter XIII of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934 as
·is applicable to the Haryana State the promotion given to the appellant was
a regular promotion and it cannot be considered to be ad hoc. As a
consequence, he was held to be entitled to confirmation in that position. ~
E In view of the above legal position we arc of the view that the appellant is
entitled to the regular promotion.
The appeals ar!" accordingly allowed. He must be deemed to have
been regularised as Head Constable. All the consequential benefits should
also be given to the appellant. No costs.
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R.P. Appeals allowed.
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