Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 9: High Court has dismissed bunch of petitions challenging the selection of 698 Sub-Inspectors in Executive, Armed and Telecommunication Wings of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
After hearing battery of lawyers, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey observed, “the petitioners having participated in the selection process but failing to make the grade to be selected, cannot be allowed to turn around and raise a grievance against the procedure adopted by the respondents and the allied mechanisms”.
“The contention of the petitioners that the process of selection against the posts in question has not been undertaken in accordance with the mandate of SRO 202, same is neither countenanced by law nor the facts as the advertisement notice itself clearly makes reference of SRO 202 only as a condition of employment”, High Court said, adding “in terms of Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 172 of the J&K Police Rules, 1960, all the appointments to non-gazetted ranks above that of constables have to be made by the appointing authority on consideration of recommendations of a Selection Board. Even otherwise, the petitioners having participated in the entire process of selection without any objection are stopped in law to turn around and contend that the respondents have not followed the procedure in the process of conduct of the selection process”.
“The recruitment of suitable candidates in the Police Department being not only a specialized assignment, but also highly technical in nature, cannot be made by the Services Selection Board. The selection/ recruitment to police force involves special procedures to be adopted, including the Physical Endurance Tests, so as to select the candidates who are capable of becoming efficient Police officials and the same can be only gauged/ determined by the expert senior Police officers, keeping in view the field requirements and responsibilities”, High Court further observed.
“The writ petitions, being without any merit, are dismissed together with the connected CMs/IAs/CMPs. Interim direction, if any, shall stand vacated”, High Court said.
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