RAJINDER KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) APPELLANTS have laid challenge to an order dated 26.3.2013, dismissing their Civil Writ Petition No.6547 of 2013. The above writ petition was filed to impugn an order dated 6.2.2013 (P14) withdrawing date of seniority given to them earlier.

(2.) AS per facts on record, the appellants entered police force of the State of Punjab as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the year 1990 -1991. A large number of SPOs were taken in service to meet the law and order problem existing then. By making some amendment in the standing order on 19.11.1991, it was stipulated that those SPOs whose work and conduct would be satisfactory, they will be adjusted as Constables in future. In the year 1991, it was decided that Constables will be selected through direct recruitment, however, an attempt will be made to first adjust SPOs already in service. As per the Policy, process of adjustment/ absorption was started in the year 1995. It is case of the appellants that when without adhering to the norms, pick and choose policy was adopted by the Superintendents of Police to adjust SPOs, some of them came to this Court by filing CWP No.812 of 1994, which was disposed of on 6.9.1995, by passing the following order: -

(3.) THEREAFTER , CWP No.7451 of 1996 was filed by some other SPOs who were not granted benefit in view of aforesaid order of this Court. The said writ petition was disposed of vide order dated 12.12.1996 by passing the following order: -