CONSTABLE DAVINDER SINGH AND ORS. versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

CONSTABLE DAVINDER SINGH AND ORS. versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

The selection was done objectively and not vitiated by bias, arbitrariness, or illegality; no effective evidence was found to support claims of malafides, ministerial interference, or tampering. Entries and marks were transparently maintained.

Parties
Appellants: Constable Davinder Singh and Ors.; Respondents: State of Haryana and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
15 December 1995
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From the Judgment and Order Dated 30.5.94 of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in C.w.p. No. 4635, 4708 & 5192 of 1994
Outcome
Appeals dismissed.
Legal Topics
Selection of Constables, Objective Selection Process, Ministerial Interference, Written Test and Parade
Service Law Selection of Constables Objective Selection Process Ministerial Interference Written Test and Parade

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Parties

Constable Davinder Singh and Ors.

Appellants

State of Haryana and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From the Judgment and Order Dated 30.5.94 of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in C.w.p. No. 4635, 4708 & 5192 of 1994

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the selection of constables was vitiated by arbitrariness or ministerial interference
  2. 2 Whether overwriting in select list or association with VIPs influenced the selection process

Ratio Decidendi

The selection was done objectively and not vitiated by bias, arbitrariness, or illegality; no effective evidence was found to support claims of malafides, ministerial interference, or tampering. Entries and marks were transparently maintained.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed.

Orders

  • No costs.