Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 76 · Decided 16 March 1964
Ram Sharan v. The Deputy Inspector General of POLICE. Ajmer Range and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 76 · [1964] 7 S.C.R. 228
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 175/1963
- Decided
- 16 March 1964
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, S.M. SIKRI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 16(1), 32
Headnote
228 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1964} RAM SHARAN v. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE. AJMER RANGE AND OTHERS [P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, C.J., K. N. WANCHOO, J. c. SHAH. N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR AND S. M. S!KRI, JJ.J Police Act, 1861 (Act 5 of 1861) s. 2-Rajasthan P&lice­ Divisic:;:i of State of Rajasthan for the purpose of promotion of head•constable to the post of Sub­ Inspectors of Police was challenged as violative of Arts. 14 and 16(1) of the Constitution. The petitioner, who was promoted to the rrnk of Sub-Inspector of Police from the rank of head constable, was
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