IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 17627 of 2007 Date of Decision: Nov. 5, 2008 Jaswinder Singh ................................................... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ................................ Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Jatin Salwan, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab, for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. .... ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. (Oral) The petitioner has prayed for quashing the orders Annexures P/4 and P/5 vide which his ORP rank of Sub Inspector was withdrawn. The petitioner joined the service of the Punjab Police as a Constable. He was promoted as Head Constable on 1.2.1992. He was granted out of turn ORP rank of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) on 6.9.1992 with the condition that he will not claim seniority over his seniors. The petitioner was further granted out of turn ORP rank of Sub Inspector on 28.7.1994. Certain persons who were senior to the petitioner approached this Court by filing various Civil Writ Petitions, one of them being CWP [ 2 ] C.W.P. No. 17627 of 2007 No.1815 of 1999 which was decided with a direction that the cases of all the persons who had secured out of turn promotion be reconsidered. Accordingly, in the year 2005 a committee was constituted in the office of the Director General of Police, Punjab, to consider the claim of the petitioner and other police personnel who had done good work on the anti- terrorist front. The case of the petitioner and all other persons who had got fortuitous/ORP promotions to the rank of ASI were considered. In the case of the petitioner, it was found that the petitioner had been given two ORP ranks of ASI and Sub Inspector. After reviewing his case, he was allowed to continue as ASI. However, the ORP rank of Sub Inspector was withdrawn on the ground that the petitioner had done no substantial or outstanding work against the terrorists. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had done outstanding work on the terrorist front, therefore, he be allowed to retain the ORP rank of Sub Inspector. In reply to the aforementioned contention raised by the counsel for the petitioner, counsel for the State submits that the petitioner had done no outstanding work on the terrorist front. Learned counsel further submits that the entire case of the petitioner was considered by the committee which recommended that the ORP rank of Sub Inspector be withdrawn. We have heard counsel for the parties at length. A perusal of the aforementioned facts shows that the petitioner had been granted two out of turn promotions to the rank of ASI as well as to the rank of Sub Inspector. Various persons who were senior to the petitioner had been superceded by the petitioner. [ 3 ] C.W.P. No. 17627 of 2007 In view of the aforementioned facts, we are of the considered view that the petitioner was not entitled to two ORP ranks of ASI as well as Sub Inspector. The entire matter has already been considered by a High Powered Committee constituted by the Director General of Police, Punjab, which has taken into account the entire work done by the petitioner. In view of the aforementioned facts, the petitioner is not entitled to retain the ORP rank of Sub Inspector which has rightly been withdrawn after considering his entire case. The writ petition is dismissed. ( ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA ) JUDGE ( RAJAN GUPTA ) JUDGE 5.11.2008 rupi