CWPNo9140f2010 v. St at eofHaryanaand ot hcrs

The ent ire cont roversyrelat es t o t he of Rule 1377oft hePunj abPolice Rules 1934 as t o t he St at e and am endedvide Punj abPolice 4aryanaAm endm ent Rules 2001 hereinaft erreferredt o as t he RulesJ This rule relat es t o 1 Lower SchoolCourse and for enlist ingof t he eligibleofOcers in List B for t heir The am endedrule subj ectm at t erof debat e in t he presentwrit pet it ionsis hereunderl 1 37elect ion of candidat esfor adm issiont o courses at t hePolice TrainingCollege11List B 6inForm 1339 shall be m aint ainedby each of Police I t shall include t he nam es of all const ablesselect ed for adm ission t o t he Lower School Course t o be held at t he Police TrainingCollegeSelect ion t o t he list B shall be m ade in t he m ont h of Januaryeach yearand shall be lim it ed t o t he num berof seat s allot t edt o t he dist rict for t he year The num ber 1 t 0 0 I C5 I Z C C49 W2 Z 0m Ce of seat s in Lower School Course ln a yearshall be on t he basis of exist ingvacancies and t he vacancles likelyt o be creat edwit hin one year t he 55I o of t he seat s Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh allot t edt o a unit in t he Lower School Course JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document shallbe filled in on t he basis of a 92 0 CWP N2914 of2010 5 exam inat ion 35I o on t he basis of cum m fit nessand 10I o on t he basis of consist ent Gold or Silver Medal in All I ndia Police Meet lNat ional Gam es or displayof braveryduringt he course offlcial dut y Select ionofpersonsagainst50 seat s ln list llower school on t he basisof m erit shall be done by a Prom ot ion Com m it t eeon t he basisof 1 Exam inat ionof servicesand 2 A t est called Bel t est 9111 a9Prade b9Law and policework and 3 An I nt erviewe Q 0 C C5 I Z r I 06 m Z I lm C 2i1 All const ables t heir educat ional shall be eligiblet o appearfor B1 t est if t heyare under t he age of 35 years and have 5 years of Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh which select ion 1S m ade However service on 1 dayof Januaryof t he year I ll JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document if a 93 0 CWPNo2914 of2010 e6 const able t o reserved cat egory who is recruit edaRer at t ainingt he age of 27 years as perGovernm ent inst ruct ionslorders t hen he shall be allowed t o appear for m inlm um t hree consecut ive chances a8er of five years of serviceeven if he has crossed t he age of 35 years up t o a m inim um of 10 years i All Const ables t heir educat ional shall be eligiblet o be broughton List B1 seniorit ycum m erlt basis ift hey are under t he age of 40 years andhave 5 years of serviceon t he t lrst dayof Januaryof t he year in which select ionis m ade95 TheSt at eofHaryanaissuedinst ruct ionsdat ed 13022007 t he m inim um m erit t o fulfill t he crit eria for seniorit y cum m fit nessrelyingupon t he observat ionsof t his Court in t he case of NareshKum ar Vs St at e of Harvanaand ot hers CWP N03952 of 2004 decided on 051 12004 Direct or General of Police Haryana issued t hese inst ruct ions m inim um bench m arks for m C 0 C C5 Z I 08 Z m select iont o BI list under350I oquot a The relevant ext ract of t he Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh inst ruct ionsdat ed 13022007 AnnexureP in CWP No6427 of JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 94 0 CWPNol914of2010 7 2009 is hereunder l 0 0 C I Z I 08 1 Z 3 I n view oft he Honble High lI l t he Naresh Kum ar case supra it has been decidedt o fix t he bench m arksfor flt nessunder 35I o quot a The assessm entof service record should be m ade t he basis of educat ion t rainingcourses passedcom m endat ion cert ificat es and lengt h of service et c as givenin PPR 137 All t he candidat es who obt ain a m inim um 31 m arks or m ore would be deem ed t o be fit seat s against350I oquot aon t he select ion ofBl basisof int erse seniorit yof t he candidat esand for all such candidat es int erse seniorit ywould t he sole crit eria for on t heir t urn under 35I o quot aln vlew t he expcit order of FI ighCourt Please t ake furt her necessary act ion 99 The validit yof t hese inst ruct iollS has beenupheldbyt his 4 Courtin Hawa SinghVs St at eofHaryanaand ot hers VP No1194 of2005 decided on 14052008 Thereare t hree set s of writ pet it ionsunder considerat ion The sam e are broadly in t hefollowingm anner Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh a t heeligibilit yoft he candidat eswho JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document in 55I o m erit 95 0 m 0 C I C5 I Z r 06 Z t l CWPN02914of2010 8e quot aunder Rule 133 0ilt o be consideredfor under 350I oon basis underrule 133 i even if t heyhavefailed under55I o quot a b Oll considerat ionoft he candidat eswit h less t han 35 yearsofageas I st dayof Januaryof t he year in which select ion is m adein 35I o quot aof C 9 int er of t he candidat es on t he basis of bench m arks 111t erm sof DGPs inst ruct ions dat ed 1302007 From t hereadingofRule 133 6l it em ergesas followsl Oa9 t hat 55010of t he seat s allot t ed t o a unit lll t he Lower School Course are m eant t o be ft lled 111 t he basis of exam lnat loll l9 c I 35I o oft he seat s on t he basis 10I o seat s on t he basis of consist ent et c 1I 1 Select ion against550I oquot a 1S t o be m ade by t he Prom ot ional Com m it t ee AlI t he const ables oft heir educat ional who are lesst han 35 yearsofageand 5 years of service on lst dayof Januaryof t he year of C select ion are eligiblet o appearfor t est under m erit seat s of 55I o quot a Sim ilarly all t he const ables t heir educat ionalqualificat ionhaving flve years of serviceand 111 Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh t he age of 40 years on t he lst dayof Januaryof t he yearof select ion JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 96 0 CWP No914 of2010 are eligiblet o be broughton list Bel on t he basis of seniorit ycun m erit against35I o quot a Sport spersons under 10I o quot aare t o be considered subj ectt o eligibilit y in t he above t wo cat egones The cont roversyrelat ingt o t he eligibilit yof t he candidat es who failed t o secure t herequisit em ent ln t he exam inat ion 1 0 0 C5 under 55I o quot at o be againconsidered under 350I o Z r I 08 e7 Z 0m m erlt quot acam et o be consideredby a Division Bench of t his Court 111NareshKum ars case This Division Bench before t he Honble Suprem eCourt in SpecialLeave t o AppealCivillNo0409 of2005 which hasbeen dism issedin lim ine on 10052005 A sim ilar issue cam e up for considerat ionbeforet his Court in t he case of Hawa Singh Vs St at eof Haryanaand ot hersCWP No1194 of20051decided on 14052008 Aft er adm issionoft he writ byt he Honble Division Bench t he m at t er was consideredby a learnedSingleJudgeof t his Court for final disposalon 2911 2006 The learnedSingleJudgeof t his Court was of t he opiniont hat cert ain C of Rule 133 oft herules were not broughtt o t he not iceof t he Division Bench and on t hat basis a reference was m ade for considerat ion of t he writ pet it ionand ot her connect ed m at t ers by a Division Bench of t his Court The aforesaidwrit pet it ioncam e t o be Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh heardby a Division Bench oft his Court The Honble Division Bench JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 97 0 CHI PN029140f2010 0 4 vide it s dat ed 14052008 affirm ed t he rat io in Naresh Kum ars case supralwit h t hefollowingobservat ions 1 Q 0 C I C5 I Z C I 08 W2 Z t l W I n Vlew of t he fact s m ent ioned above t hese are allowed in t he sam e t erm s as in Naresh Kum ars The direct ed t o deput et he t o t he first Lower School Course which will com m ence aRer t he pronouncem ent in t his case However The pet it ionershall be deem edt o have qualified1I l t he Lower School Course from t he dat e when ot herconst ables have qualiedwhosenam es t o undergo Lower School Course vide select list AnnexureP1 I t is m ade e clear t hat if by get t ing dat e of passingt he Lower School Course t he becam eeligiblefor t hen he will get only deem ed beneflt s wit hout get t ingany act ual financial benefit s in view of principleof no work no pay as laid down by t heir Lordshipsof t he Honble Suprem eCourt ln Union of I ndia and anot her VS Tarsem Lal Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 145 59 and ot hers 2006 10 Suprem eCourt Cases JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 98 0 0 C I C5 I Z I 08 7 Z CWP N029140f2010 11 Honble t he Division Bench furt herconsideredt he validilyof t he inst ruct ionsdat ed13022007and upheldit s validit ywit h t he following observat ions So far as CWP N03609 of 2007 is concerned in t hat writ pet it ionselect list t o Lower School Course on t he basis of inst ruct ions dat ed 13022007 as referredt o above has been As has been held earlier above said inst ruct ions are perfect lyj ust ifiedand are consonance wit h t he direct ions issued by t his Court in NareshKum ars case 6supr The claim s of som e of t he writ t o Lower School Course have been on t hegroundt hat t heyhaving failed in 550I om eritquot aare not ent it led t o be consideredfor beingbrought on List B1 in 35I o quot a The claim s ofsom e oft he writ beenrej ect edfor beingbroughtin List B1 under35I o quot aon t he ground t hat t heywere of lesst han 35 years of age as on I st dayof Januaryof t he yearof select ion I n som e t he claim shave been j ect edfor non achievingt he m inim um 31 bench m arksin t erm s oft he DGPs inst ruct ions dat ed 13022007 I n Naresh Kum ars case Honble Division Bench ruledt heeligibilit yoft he const ablesfor t heirconsiderat ionbot h in 55I o and 35I o quot a This has at t ainedfinalit y The SLP has also been dism issed byt he Honble Suprem eCoun The rat io of t he said has been reit erat ed in Hawa Singhscases as also ln Const ableDharm birVs St at e of Haryanaand ot hers 2009 619RSJ 310 Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh whereint he followingobservat ionshavebeen m adel JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 99 CWPN029140f2010 2 13 So t here are t hree dist inct t heir own wit h eligibilit yfor considerat ion There is no bar t o considerat ionof a const ablein any if he fulfills t he eligibilit ycnt eria he has t hree considerat ion in all t hree if he is eligiblein a st at ut oryrightt o The Rules not cat egorizeor requiresom e m inlm um for eligibilit yunder any oft he What it specifiesis t he upper agelim it a part icularcat egory for considerat ion Despit et hese inst ruct ions cert ain issues referred t o hereinabove have againcroppedUP The cont roversyregardingt he eligibilit yofcandidat es under35 yearsofagefor beingbroughton List B for 35I o quot aagaincam e up for considerat ionbyanot herDivision Bench oft his Court in Dharm birs case ipra9and BalraiSinghand ot hersVs St at eofHarvanaand ot hers 2009 62IRSJ 463 I n Dharm birs case supral a Division Bench oft his Courtheld as underl 17 A conj ointreadingofbot h t he subwruleswould showt hat onlyt heupper age lim it has been under t he rules and no m inim um age has been eit her under subrule 2 09or subm rule26ii9 which m eans t hat ifa const ablefulfllls t he oft he upper 1I r 0 0 C5 Z r 08 J Z m Cne Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh t he cat egoryas per subrule 2 t here 1S ageand t he ot her JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 400 0 CWP Nol914 of2010 3 eJ no bar t o his conslderat ionunder each of t hem Meaningt herebya const able who is eligible111 underRule 133 6216Ocan also be consideredin t he ot her cat egoryunder Rule 133 21 ii of t he Punj abPolice Rules as t hereis no bifiircat ion bet ween t he rules as far as t he eligibilit y 1S concerned wit h m inim um ageas none regardt o t he 18 The m inim um age if by wayof execut lve int erest of inst ruct ions would go againstt he t he Const ables who are ot herwise eligibleundert he st at ut oryRules Rule 133 029 io confers a rightwhich a Const ableat t ains on t hebasisof his seniorit yin t he service As and whenhis t urn com es based on t he seniorit ya right t o considerat iondevolves on him This rightOll t hebasis of his seniorit ycannot be on t he basisof execut iveinst ruct ions This would be in cont ravent lon t o t he st at ut oryrules and t herefore r 0 C 0 Z 0 I 7 Z t l C not sust ainable 22 What em ergesfrom t he above discussions is t hat a const ablewho has 5 years of servlce on t he I st dayof Jariuaryof t he year lI l whicht he select ion is m ade is under t he age of35 Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh yearsand is eligible for considerat ion and select ionfor includinghis nam e in List B JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 401 0 CWP N02914 of2010 4 0 select edconst ablesfor adm ission t o Lower School Courseundert he 55I o quot aon t he basisof m erit as per Rule 133 6210 oft he Punj abPolice Rules 1934 and having in t he t est 3el and failed or unable t o get enlist m entdue t o lower m erit can also claim considerat ionand select ionunder t he 35I o quot a Oll t he basis of per Rule 133 2 6iil if he is eligibleunder bot h t he cat egones33 As not icedabove t he const ableswho have at t ainedm inim um 31 benchm arksunder35I o quot ahave been ignoredandt heir j uniorswere t o t he course on t he groundt hat t heyare m ore m erit orious having bet t erbenchm arks This issue is in fact coveredunderNaresh Kum ars supra9and cam e wherein it has been held t hat whereever a j unior has been t o be clarified in Balrai Singhs cass supra Lower SchoolCourse ignoringt he claim oft he seniorsm erelyon t he basis oft he higherbenchm arks t heSm lOr be for t he course andhe will be deem edt o have passedt hecourse from t he dat ehisj uniorhas qualified 1 0 0 0 I 9 Z 1 r 05 Z t l e I n such sit uat ion senior will ret ain his seniorit y There is anot heraspectof t he m at t er The DGPs inst ruct ions dat ed13022007 are only in nat ure Prior t o t hese inst ruct ions no bench m arkswere prescribedunder t he st at ut oryrules and t hus aJl t hose const ables who eligibilit yprior t o issuance of t hese inst ruct ions havebeen denied t he t o t he Lower School Course Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh for non achievingt he m inim um bench m arks I t is set t led law t hat JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 402 0 m 0 0 0 I C5 I Z 0 I 08 7 Z t l CWPN29140f2010 45 inst ruct ionscannot ovem lI e t he st at ut oryrules Thus t hese inst ruct ionscannot be pressedint o servicet o deprivet he const ablesoft heir rightfor for not havingachieved t he m inim umbenchm arksas under t hese inst ruct t ons issued I at er Thus such of t he const ableswho becam eeligiblepriort o issuanceoft hese inst ruct ions and ignoredfor not t he m inim um bench m arks are t o be Lower School Course and on successful t o oft he course t heyare be t reat edsenior t han t heir j uniorswho were earlier deput edt o t he Lower School Course I n ot her words t heywill ret ain t heir seniorit yfor beingbroughton List B1 t hat t heywere for t he lat er t han t heir j uniorsor t heydid not achievem inim umbench course m arks Sim ilarlysuch oft he const ableswho are ignoredon account achievingless t han t he bench m arks t hen t heirj uniorsare alsoent it led t o be deput edt o t he course and on oft he sam e will ret aint heir seniorit yover I n som e of t he writ pet it ionst heeconst ableshave already t he Lower School Course but t heyhave been denied t he senlorit yover t heir j uniorson t he groundt hat t he j uniorswere eit her havingbet t er bench m arks or for t he course prior in t im e t han t he C writ pet it ioners I n view of t he above observat ions t hesewrit be deem edt o be seniort o t heirj uniorsdeput edearlier on account of bet t er bench m arks or on any ot her groundof eligibilit yTo sum up t hese pet it ionsare ofwit h t he followingdirect ions who have failed in 550I om erit quot a JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh i9 Such oft he 403 CWP N02914 of2010 16 areent it ledt o be consideredfor beingbroughton List B1 under35I o quot a on t he principleof providedt heyhavet he and are ot herwiseeligibleundert he rules suchoft he const ableswho were I esst han35 yearsofageas on t he day oft heir considerat ionbut not m ore t han40 years t heywilI be ent it ledt o be broughton List B1 by t hemt o Lower SchoolCourse9 t he dat ed13022007 will be eligibilit ypriort o t he DGPs inst ruct lons for t he course wit hout t he of m inim um benchm arksas prescribedunder t he govem m ent inst ruct ions and in t heir cases seniorit yand ot her eligibilit ycrit eria undert herules will beenoughfor t heir t o t hecourse t he who becam eeligiblefor aft ert he issuanceof t he inst ruct ionsdat ed 13022007 and have achieved t he m inim umbench m arks be deput edt o t hecourse t heir j uniorshave beuer bench m arks V int er seniorit yoft he const ableswill be det ennined on t he basisof t heirseniorit yin t heir dist rict sin t he andnot on t he basis of passingof t he Lower School Course in all such cases who are ignored by t he above direct ions However t he int erese seniorit yof const ableswill not be governedbyt he above diorect ionswheresenlor was rgnoredon account of of any or who sufferedany ot her t o Lower School Course of t he pet it ionersshall be m ade on t he basis of t heir seniorit yin t heir respect ivedist rict s and againstt he availablevacancies m 0 C C5 I Z I 08 m 2 Z r Let t he claim oft he pet it ionersbe considered in t he lightoft he Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh above direct ions and t heir whereever requiredbe m ade in JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1V 06e CWP No914 of2010 17 accordancewit h t heabovedirect ions A copy oft bis orderbe placedon t berecordofeach conn flI e 112010 BLS 4m pe PeWe PERMOD KI 9 JUDGE AwV8 Not el Whet lhert o be refi3nedt o t heReport e YES 404 o C 44 X C5 t 3 4 Z Oll 4t vm 11 2 t le Anit a 2014.04.29 12: 21 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document