401 CWP No2914 of2010 1 1tf In theI lighCourtofPunjab andI Iaryana ot Date ofdccisionlI l 08201 0 1CWPN0291402010 1 Vs State and othcrs 2 CWP No6427 of2009 m C Krishall Kumar and olhcrs Vs Stateofllaryana and othlIrs 0 C0 3 CWl No 3329 of2010 RajbirSinghandolhersVs Statcofllaryana and Olhcrs C5 4 CWP No 1403of 2009 r Z Prcm Singh Vs StatcofIIarvanaaild nthortl r 5 CWP No 3401of2010 r 1lllC Kulbir Singhand anotherVs StateufllryanaaiIdotllcrs L5 6CWPN03536012010 OO KitplanSinghVs Slate and others r wa Z 7 CWP No7203 of2011 rlw 10cshRaiand otllcrs Vs Stateclfl laryana aild olhers 8 CWP No147 of2010 ISHCRain Mehal and othersVs State and otllcrs 9 CWP No 6443 of2009 C loi Pal and anotller Vs State01laryanaand otllors 10 CH No 6619 of2009 SalyawanEIIC Vs StateofHaryanaand others 11 CWP No 10487 of2009 Ifcad Constable Ashok Kumar Vs State ofl4aryanaand olhcrs 12 CWP No 12237 of2009 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 402 74CWPNo9140f2010 2 f Narender Kumar ConsiableVs StateofIlaryailo and othcrs 13 CWP No12248 of2009 Jit SinghEHC Vs Stateof andothers 14 CWP No 12253of2009 SubhashChanderIHC Vs State and others m f 15 CWP No 16975of2009 0 Krishan Kumar EHC Vs State and others C 16 CWP No8430 of2009 C5 Panna1al EHC Vs StateofHaiyana and others t 17 CWPN0 18863of2009 Z lc RajKumarand anotherVs State andothcrs Ct 18 CWP No18919 of2009 Il r Kamal ParkashEHC Vs StateofHaryana andothers 08 19 CWP No636 of2010 OO e LadyConstableRajbala Vs Slate and othcrs m Z 20 CWP N02775 of2010 tl Rishi Parshadand othersVs StateofHaryana and others 21 CWP No 2875 of2010 LadyConstable SuinanVs State and othcrs 22 CWP No968 of2010 4mV Sada Ram EHC Vs State ofHaryanaand others 23 GWPNo3338 of2010 KaptainSinghand another Vs State ofHaryanaand others 240CWPN03367of2010 IHC Mohan Lal Vs StateofHaryanaand others JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 403 1 adCWPNo 2914 of2010 3 25 CWP N03556 of2010 Hans Ram and othcrsVs StateofHaiyana and others 26 CWP NoA258 of2010 IlariKrishan llC VsIinancial SccictEitc GovcrnmentofHaryana andothers 27 CWP NoA274 of2010 1 t Amar Singh EHC Vs State andothers 0 28 CWP No 4749 of2010 C3 Mohinder SinghEASI andanotherVs StateofIIaryana and others C5 Z 29 CWP No765 of2010 4Cr Z Chhaju RaIn and anotherVs StateofHaryana and others 30 CWP No960 of2010 C r RajbirSinghandothersVs StateofHatyana and othcrs I 08 31 CWP NoA963 of2010 CO SatbirSinghVs StateofHaryana and others r 2 Z 32 CWP No923 of2010 CL Jaivir Singhand othersVs StateofHaryana aild others 33 CWP No 6031 of2010 1 HardayalHC andthers Vs StateofHaryana and others Ge CORAM I40NBLE MR JUSTICE PERMOD KOHI Present Mr SC Redhu Mrikram SinghMrN Yadav MrlOinesh Malik Mrritam Saini MrSurendet litnlot MrlUO SinghAdvocatesfor the petitioners Mr115Kundu Addl AG 14Oiioa 112cree091161015r PERMOD KOJlLI J JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 404 CWP No2914 of2010 4e 4 On the basisof COllllllOtl and idcnticalisstiesbolh Oll factsand Iaw all thesepetitions are bcingdecidcd bythis ctlllllntln ordcr Thc entire controvcrsyrelatesto thc of Rule 137 ofthe PunjabPolice Rules 1934 as tcl the Statc and amcndedvide PunjabPolice I laryana Rules 2001 1 lr hereinaftcrrcfcrred to as the Rules1 This rulc rclatcs to lor 0 Lower SchoolCourseand for enlisting of the eligibleofficers in List 1 for their proinotion The amcnded rule subjcctnlalter of debatc in the I C present writ petitioils is hereunderl I 1 IC 7Selection ofcandidatcsfor admissionto Z c courses at the Police IainingCollegel ist 2 Ct 4 B 6inlorin 1 71shall bc maintainedby each of Police I1shall include the 08 CO namcs of all constablcssclected lor admlssloll Ct 7 Z to thc Lower School Coursc to he hcld at the Clm Police TrainingCollegeSclection to the IistI3 shall be made 111the month of January 1 1 yearandshall IoeIimitedto the nuinber of seats allottedto the district for 1hcyear lIlC IlUmbcr r of seats ln Lower School Course in a ycar shall be on the basis of existlngvaconcics and the vacancies likely to be crcated within one year 1n the rspsctivo unit 551o of the seats allotted to a unit in the Jower Scllotll Course shall be fllled in on the basis of a colnpetillive JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 405 CWP No914 of2010 4 CXalllinatioll 35 on thc basis of CUinefltnessand 10Ioon the basis of COllSlSlellt in Gold or SilverMedal in All ldia Policc AlleetlNationalGamesor displarof m C braveryduringthe course of clf 0 IO official duty Selectionof pcrsons agaiiist55 I C5 seats ln listllower school on the basis of mcrit shall be done by a Pronlotion 4 Z Committeeon thebasisofl 4 a CC r I 3xamiilatioilOf SCIVICGSand 08 2 A lest calIed Hmi 0 me3 testl1111 Z CL a1Prade b9Iaw andpracticalpolicework and 3An Interview W 2 6i9 All constables of their educational qualiOcationshall bc cligibleto appear for Bel test if theyare undcr the age of 35 years and have cotnpleted5 ycars of servlce on 1iay of Januaryof the year In which selection is madc However i f aJOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 406 1 CWP No914 0f2010 e6 1 constable to rcscrvcd category who is recruitedafterallaitling thc agc of27 yearsas per Governlnentinstructionslorders then he shall be allowed to appcar for n11111111Ulllthree consecutivc c hanccs aftcr Ct of fivc yearsof scrvicc cvcn ifhe 0 C has crossed the age of 35 ycars up to a C5 minInlUlll of 10years 4 Z iil All Constables of their C educational shall bc eligiblcto Cr be broughtOll List I3 scniorily cum mcril C6 basis if thcyare under the age If 40 years ClO and have 5 years of scrvice 011 the W42 Z first dayof Januaryof the vcar in which Om selectionis made 91 The StateofHaryanaissuedinstructionsdatcd 13022007 the millimum merit to fulfill the criteria f senlontve 1 cumfltilcss relyinguponthe observationsof this Court iil tIlC case of 4 Naresh Kumar Vs State of Haryana and othcrs CWP No952 of 20041decided on 051 1 2004 Director General of Police Haryana issued these instructions prescribingininimuin bench inarks for sclection to I34 list under 35lo quota Thc relevant extractl of tlle instructions dated 13022007 6AnnexureI79 lll CWI7 No6427 01JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 407 CWPN09140f2010 e 2009 is hereunder In Vlevv ofthe Honblc IIigh Itl the Nresh Kumar case supral it has been decided to Ox the benchmarksfor Olnessunder 35Io qlllltll The 1 assessmentof servicc rccord should be made 0 C on the basis of educatioil lrilllllllg courscs passedcotnmendationccrtiflcatcs aild Icnglll C5 of service etc as givenlll PPR 137 All thC IC Z candidateswho obtain a IlllllllllUln 31 marks Y C or morc would be deenlcd lc1 bc fit fcIr I selection ofBl 35 qutItaon the 08 basis of interse seniority of the candidalesand co t for aIl such candidates intcrmsesenioritvwtluld 7 Z be the solc critoeriafor deputmgOll 11101r lurn Clm under 35Io quotaln VlCW 00 thc explicitorder of HighCourt Pleasc takc fiulher necessary f7 actlOll 99 The validityof these lllstructions hasbeenuplleldbythis 4 Court in Hawa Singh Vs StateofHaryanaand others WP No1194 of20051decidedon 14052008 There are three sets of writ petitionsunder consideration The samc are broadlycategorised111the followingmanncrl a9 thc eligibilityofthe candidateswho appcaredin550Iomerit JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 408 CWPN29140f2010 e8 promotlollquotaundcr Rule 137 il to be coIlsidcredlor proinotioil undcr 35Io on basis undcr rulc 137 2J iJevell if theyhavefailedunder55010quota bl considerationofthe candidateswith less thail 35 ycars of age lIS on Isl dayof Januaryof the year in which selection is lnlIdein 35Io 1 Ct quotaof 0 0 C 1 intermseseniorityofthe candidates Oll the basis of bcnch marks I Ill tcrtllsof DGPs instructionsdatcd13022007 C5 From thereadingofRulc 137 it emcrgesas follows 41r Z 01 thatl55Io ofthe seats allotted to a unit in the Lower School Coursc are nleant to be fi lled Ill on thc basis of 0 r I CXotninatioll 08 b1 35Ioofthe seats on the basis and CO c l 10Io seats on lhe basisof consistent m Ill Z etoc CL Selection against55Io quota 1S to bc nladc by the PromotionalCommittce All the coilstables oflhcir educational who are Iessthan35 years of ageaild IllIVC 5 yearsofservlce on lst dayof Januaryof the year of sclcction are eligibleto appear for I3m1test under meril scats of 550Io quota Similarly all the constables irrespectivcof thcir cduca1ional qualificationhavingcompletedOve years ofservicc and Ill thc age of 40 years on the Ist dayof Januaryof the yearof selectiOllJOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 409 1 t CWPNol9140f2010 9 C arc cligibleto be oil Iist Bml on the basis mcrit against350Ioquota Sportspersons under 10 quota are to bc considercd subjectto eligibility in thc above lwo ciitegories m C The controversyrelating to the eligibilityoftlle candidates 0 who failcd to secure therequlsite meritin the cxamination 2C under 55Io quota to be againconsidered under 35Io C5 merit quotlacameto be consideredby a Division 13enchof tlhisCourt Z lll Naresh Kumars case 6supralThis Division Bench judginenl W21S challcll Jed before the Honble Court in SpecialLeavc to r C AppealCivillNo10409 of2005 which has been dismissedlonIimiile Z 08 on 10052005 CO A similar issue came up for considerationbefore tllis Courl em Z 111 the case of Hawa Singh Vs Stateof Harvanaand others 6CWP ll No1194 of20051decided on 14052008 After admissionofthc Wrll pctitioilbythe Honble Division Bench tlle matter was considcredbya 1 1 IearnedSingleJudgeof tohisCourt for Onal disposalOn 29 l l 2006 e Thc JearnedSingleJudgeofthis Court was ofthe opinionthal ccllaitl C provisionsof Rule 137 ofthe rules were not broughlto the notice of thc IOivision Bench and on that basis a refcrence was made for consideration of the writ petitionand otller connected matters by a IOivisionBench of this Court The aforesaid writ petitioncame to be hcardby a Division Bench ofthis Court The Hlonble IOivision BenchJOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 410 CWPN02914012010 I llm C2 41 vidc its dated 14052008 affirmcd the ratio Ill Naresh Kumarscase supralwith thefollowing obscrvationsl Il view of the facts mentioncdubuve thcse writ petilions are allowedin tlle Saille terms as 111 Naresh Kumars case supra he 1 lr are direcled tI deputethe 0 C4 pctitionetsl to the first Lowcr Scllool Colirsc I which will commence after the prOilOUllcemenl C5 I of judgnlcntin this casc Iiowever he r Z petltionershall be deeined to have qualiOed lll Cr the Lower School Course from tllc datc whcn lr I other constables have Whosc namCS c were approvedto undcrgo tlwcr School CO r wm Coursevidc selectlist Annexure P 1 It i5 1111Ue Z clear that if by geuing ve dalc 0m passingthc ower Scllool Clclurse thc petitionerbecaineeligible for proinotltlll then he will get only deemcd beneflts withoUl gettingany actualfinancialbeneftts lilvicw of Cme principleof no work no pay as Itiid dOWn by their Lordshipsof the Honble SupremeCoun lIl Union of India and another vse Tursem la1 and others 2006110 SupremcCourt CaseS 145 91 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 411 S CWPN029140f2010 elle Honble theDivision Bench furtherconsidcredtllc validityof theinstructions dated13022007and uphelditlsvaliditywith toheIollowing observationsl So llw as CWP N03609 of2007 is ctlncenled 111 that writ petitionS010CtIlSt preparcdto 1 C Lower SchoolCourse on thc basisof illlSlructions 0 dated 13022007 as refcrredto abovc has been C As has been hcld carlicr above said I C1 instructions are perfectlyjustifledand arc lll I 4 consonancc with the directions issued by this Z tt Courtin Nare5oIiKumarscase 91 The claims of soine of the wrlt petitioners10r dcputing lO Lowcr SchoolCourse havebcen on the groundthal thcyhaving 08 failed in 5596merit quotaare not entitledto beconsidcrcdfcIrbcingbrought CtO Cr wmo on Iist I3e1Ill 35Io quota Thc claimsof some of thc writ petititlilel 5 41 Z becn for beingbrought in List Bel under 35IocIuotaOll tllegrlIUIld nW thutthey Were of less than35 yearsofageason Ist dayof Januaryof thc ycarof selection In some cases the claims havebcen rejectcdlor non 1 the lninimum 31 benchmarksin terms ofthc DGPs inslructltlllS datccl 13022007 In Naresh Kulnars case 6supralthc lIonllle Illivision 4ae Bcnch rulcd the eligibilityofthe constables for their considcrationboth in 55Io and 354 quotaThis judgment has attained finality The SLP hus Olso been disinissccI by thc lrIonble SuprelneCourt Thc ratio of thc said judgnlenthas becn reiterated 111 Hawa SingWscases supral as also in ConstnblcIOharmbirVs State of Harvana and others 2009 11RSJ 3 10 whercin the followingobservationshave been madel JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 412 CWP N029140f2010 e12 t 13 So thereare threedistinct with their own and rcquireincntsIor eligibilityfor consideration Thcrc is no bar lO considcrationof a constabicin any catcgoiyif he theeligibility Cntena if he is eligible lll 1Q all threc catcgori es he has a statutoryrightto 0 COllSldcratiOll111all threc categoricshc Ilules 0 I do not categorize or requireSOlllC Illllltinum agc t5 for eligibility under any ofthe catcgoriesWhat it r 41 specifies is thc upper agelilnit for consideratlon Z c under a category m 0 Despitethesc instructions ccrtalll issues refcrrcd to t I hcreinnbove have againcroppedup Ille controversy the Olj C0 eligibility ofcandidatesunder 35 yearsofagefor beingbrought on istI3e1 r for 359oquota againcame up for considerationbyanotherDivision I3cnch ne Z of thisCtlurt in IOharmbirscase supraland Balrai Singh and othersVs Il Stateof Horyanaand others 2009 t21RSJ 463 ln Dharmbirscase 6supral a DivisionBcnch ofthis Court held as undcrl 7 17 A subules would show thatonlytheuppcrugc limit r has been prescribed under thc rules and 110 minimum age has bcen prcscribedeillher utldcr submrule2 1 or subwrule 2 iil which nleans that ifa constable fulfllls the rcquirement ofthc upper ageand the other qualifications prescribedundcr the respectivecategory as per suberule 2 there IS JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 413 CWP N02914 of2010 13e 1 1 110 bar to his considerationundcr euchof thcIn therebya constablewh4Iis eligiblclil OllC categoryunder Rule 133 can also Ile collsidered 111the other categoryundcr Rule 130 121iil of the PunjabPolice Rulcs tis tllere IS 110 e bifurcation between tbe rulcs tis far as thc 0 eligibility1S concenlcd with rcgardto lhe 0 miniinum ugeas nonc is t3 18 The minimum age if by wayof 4C execuuve instructlollS would go agalllStthe Z lc interest of the Constables who urc olherwise Lr eligibleunder the statutory Rules Rule 137 121 C I iil confcrs a rightwhlch a Constable attalllS Oll 08 the basis of his scniorityin the scrvicc As and whenhis turn comes bascdon thc senioritv a i0h1 m7 Z to considerationdevolvcson hiin lhis rightOll 0 the basisofhs seniority Callnot bc on the basis of executive instructions Ilis wtluld bc in contraventlon to the statutoryru les and tltercfore C not sustainablc 22 What emerges froln the above discussionsis that a constable who has completed5 years of service on the Ist day of Januaryoi the year ln which the selection is madc is undcr the age of 35 years and is eligible for consideration and selection for including his name in List Bl ofJOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 414 5e el CWP No2914 of 20 10 e 14 9 selectedconstablesfor aclmissitInt0 ltlwer School Coursc under the 55Io quotaon the basis of meril asper Rule 137 ofthc Rules 1934 and havingparcipatcditl tle test 3ell and failed or was unable to get 1 enlistment due to lowcr 111C17tCiitl ulstl claitn CC considerationand selection under the 3596 quota 0 CA3 on thc basis of as pcr Rule I C5 133 6216iil if he lS eligiblcundcr both thc categones 99 Cr Z As noticedabove the constablcswho have attained illllllmum C 31 bench marks under 35 quotahave becn ignorcdiuld their juniclts were 4r I deputcd to the course on the groundthatthcyarc more mcntoriOlIS having 08 bcttcrbenchnlarksThis lSSUe IS Ill fact covcredulldci Narcsh Kumars ClO 1C casc supra9and came to be clarified in Balrai Singhscass supral ea Z wherein it has been hcld that wheremeverajunior has been dcputedfor CL Lower School Course ignoringthe claim ofthe scniors merely on the basis ofthe higherbench lnarks the SC111orbe deputed for lhe course and hc rvill 17 bedeemedto have passed the course from the date hisjuniorhasqualitled le Jn such situation senior will retainhis seioiority 4We There is another aspcct of the mattere The J9GPs inslruclllollS datcd 13022007 are onlyprospective in naturc Prior to thcse instructions no bcnch marks were prescribedunder the statutoryrulcs and tllus all those constablcs who acquiredeligibilityprior to issuance of these instructionshavc been denied the deputation to the Lower School Course for non achieving the tninimum bench marks It is settled Iaw thalJOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 415 1 CWP N02914 of2010 15e govemmentSlructiolls canilol overrule thc statutoryililes 1Ilus tllcse lilstructionscannot be Into service100deprivcthc cllnslablcsof their rightfor for not havingachievedthetninitlltlmbcllcll inarks as under ilhese instrucloionsissued Iatcr Tlltls such of the constableswho becaine eligiblepriorto issuanceofthcsc instrtictions and m Ct ignorcdfor not the llllniinum benchinarksare lo be for 0 0 Lowei School Course and Oll successfulcompletion of thccourse theyare O to bc treated scnior than their juniorswho wcrc earlicr dcputcdto lhc I C0 Lower School Course Jn other words theywill rctilin tlleir seniorityfor I C bcingbrought on List I3eel that theyWCrC for the Z c coursc Iaterthantheir juniors or thcydid not achievellllllllllllnl bench C InarkSe 1C I Similarlysuch ofthe constableswho arc ignoredon account 08 of tIchievingIessthan the bench inarks thcn tlleir UlllOlS arc CO 4 alsoentitlcd to bedcputed to tlle course and on coinpletion oftIle same will 7 Z rctain llleir seniority over theirjunIOrS CL ln some of the writ petitionsthe constables have already complctcd thc Lower School Course but thcyhave been dcnied the 1 7 over their juniorson the ground that the juniors wci c either havingbctter bench marksor deputed for the coursc prior iil liille tllail the e writ petitioners In view of the above observations thesc writ petititIners shall bc dccmedto be earlier on account of better hcnch marks or on any other groundof cligibility To sutn up these petitions arc disposedofwith tohefollowingdircctionsl i1 Such ofthc who have failed in 550Ionlent quota JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 416 1 CWPN029140f2010 e16 arc cntitledto be consideredfor beingbrought on list 11 under 35Io quota Oll the principle of providcdtheyhi117c tlle expcrience and are otherwiseeligibleunderthe rulcs iil such ofthe constableswho Were lessthan 35yearsoftlgcas oil lhc day oftheir considerationbut not inore than 40 ycars theywill be eiltitled to be 1 crl brought on List Bl by thelnto Lower SchoolCoursc 9 0 iiil the who acquircdeligibility priorto the IOCPs instructiotlS 0 dated 13022007 will be for the course without the 4 questionof minimum bench marks as under thc govcnlnlent 4c lllstructions and in their cases seniorityand othcr cligibility criteria Z 2 prcscribcd underthe rules will bc enoughfot thcir tlI tlle course C2 ivl the petitioners who becameeligiblcfor afler thc issuailceof r I the instructionsdated13022007 and have achievedthe mininlum bench a5 marks be to the course their juiliorshuve bctter CQ et bcnchmarks 4eae Z vJ inhrese seniorityof thc constableswill be detcrmincd on the basisclf their seniority in their respective districtsin the illld not on the bosis of passingof the Lower School Course ill all such cuses w110arc 1 ignored by the above directions llowever thc intcrse setl1oritvof al constableswill not be governedbythe abovedirections where seIlIOr Was 4ee ignoredon account of pendencyof any disciplinaiy procecdingsor who suffcrcd any otllcr disqualification for deputatioil to Lower School Course vil deputationof the pctitionershall be inade Oll the basis t11 thcir seniorityin their respective districtsand ogainsthe available vocancies Let the claim ofthe petitioners be considcred in the lightofthe obovc directions and their dcputationwheremevcrrequircd be made in JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 417 11 CWP N02914 of2010 e17e accordancewiththe abovedirections A copy ofthis order bc placedon therecordofcuch connccted fllc ea 4 11082010 6PERMODKOHLII BLS JUDCE 1 r 1 0 Notcl Whetherto be referredto theReporter2YES C C0 t P I 2 Z AJ 2 0 r I 08 Cr 2 Z Ll JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document