Indian Police Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954

The appellant, selected in the combined Civil Services Examination, was initially appointed to the Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Police Service (DANIP). When vacancies later arose in the Indian Police Service (IPS), the three reserved‑category vacancies were filled from DANIP candidates, but the general‑category vacancies …

General‑category officers of the Rajasthan Police Service and Rajasthan Administrative Service filed writ petitions challenging the seniority of reserved‑category officers promoted at roster points, while reserved officers sought to enforce the seniority rules. The Rajasthan High Court modified seniority lists in accor…

The case concerned the allocation of two Indian Police Service officers, Vikrama Varma (an OBC insider) and Avinash Mohanty, to state cadres after the 2004 Civil Services Examination. The respondents challenged the allocation of Varma to the Andhra Pradesh cadre, alleging that the allocation violated the roster princip…

A.K. Choudhary, a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Bihar, sought promotion to the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre. The Selection Committee excluded him in 1976, relying on adverse entries in his confidential roll for 1973-74 and 1974-75, which were communicated to him only after the decision and later expunged by t…

The Union of India appealed against two orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal that had allowed the challenges of cadre allocations made to two Indian Police Service probationers who had been granted exemption from training. Rahul Rasgotra, selected in 1988, was allotted a joint Manipur‑Tripura cadre in December…