YASHWANT SHARAN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners were appointed as Steno Assistant Sub -Inspector of Police in the year 1983/84. In course of time, cadre of Steno Assistant Sub -Inspector of Police was merged with the cadre of General Assistant Sub -Inspector of Police in the year 1989 whereby common seniority list was prepared. Subsequently, these petitioner were promoted to the post of Sub -Inspector of Police with effect from 20.8.1994. Meanwhile, persons of the category of General Assistant Sub -Inspector of Police, juniors to the petitioners, were also given promotion to the post of Sub -Inspector of Police on ad hoc basis. Thereupon, some of those Sub -Inspectors of Police moved to the Patna High Court for a direction to the respondent to confirm them on the said post and the Patna High Court directed the authorities to confirm them on the posts of Sub -Inspector of Police and accordingly, their services were confirmed on the post of Sub -Inspector of Police whereas these petitioners and others who had been given promotion to the posts of Sub -Inspector of Police were reverted back to the post of Assistant Sub -Inspector of Police.