Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 38 · Decided 14 January 2020
Shamsher Singh Sandhu v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 38 · [2020] 1 S.C.R. 1024
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 266/2020
- Decided
- 14 January 2020
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, AJAY RASTOGI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142
Headnote
Service Law - Promotion to the rank of Inspector General of Police - Claim of - The order of promotion was granted to the appellant to the rank of IG until he was reverted to the rank of DIG - The order of reversion was stayed by the High Court Judge and, in appeal, the Division Bench of the High Court rejected the plea of the appellant to substantive promotion to the rank of IG - The Supreme Court directed maintenance of status quo - The appellant continued to work as an IG rank officer until the date of his superannuation
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