(1.) PALOK Basu, J. The constitutional mandate being that in our country all citizens would get not only social, economical and political justice but would also get equity of status and all opportunities, the questions involved in these nine writ petitions are whether the petitioners grievance that they stand discriminated is correct or not and whether the demotion orders dated 3-2-1995 against the petitioner working as Deputy Superintendents of Police is in the teeth of the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rana Randhit Singh v. State of U. P,, AIR 1989 SC 218, "that the respondents are directed to publish the final gradation list on the basis of the directions given above within six months hence, after granting confirmations in the cadre to the Stale of U. P. that the scheme in the rules shall be strictly followed and when a temporary or officiating appointment is made and the officer is not approved by the Public Service Commission, within one months of such non-approval, the candidate shall be revolted and would not be entitled to be continued m the promoted post of Deputy Superintendent of Police. "
(2.) BY virtue of their promotions as Deputy Superintendent of Police nearly eight or nine years ago the petitioners claim permanancy or regularisation as such and challenge the impugned orders riveting them to the posts of Inspectors of Police and further say that those reversion orders are contrary to the constitutional provisions and do not go to enhance the rule or law vis-a-vis, the petitioners.
(3.) RULES 5 provides the source of recruitment: 5. Source of Recruitment.-Recruitment to the service in the ordinary" grade shall be made- (1) on the result of competitive examination conducted by the Com mission ; and (ii) by promotion of permanent Inspectors of Police : Provided that the Governor may also in the interest of public service sanction the appointment in temporary or officiating vacancies, of Sub-Inspectors of Police, who have been approved for substantive, appointment as Inspectors of Police and have officiated as Inspec tors for not less than two years. "