FAST REWIND
* In 2004, the Bombay High Court at Goa had ruled the selection process of PSIs as illegal
* Candidates who were not selected had alleged that the selection process was vitiated
* They alleged that an additional criterium was introduced as part of the selection process
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SIGNIFICANCE OF SC ORDER
* If the High Court's order had to be upheld, the appointments of police officials would have been deemed illegal
* They would have had to surrender their jobs after having worked more than 15 years in the police force
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PANAJI: The Supreme Court in a judgement delivered on Wednesday quashed and set aside a judgement of the Bombay High Court at Goa back in 2004 which had set aside the selection of 31 Police Sub Inspectors, offering relief to the 31 police officers some of whom are now promoted to the level of Police Inspectors.
The order of the Supreme Court, while not immediately available, was delivered based on an appeal filed by the police officials challenging the High Court's order.
Back in 2004, the Bombay High Court at Goa in a judgement based on petitions filed by three different parties, had ruled that the selection process of the PSIs was illegal.
Candidates who were not selected, had alleged that the selection process was vitiated as, when the selection process was on, the police department introduced an additional criterium called "career profile" as part of the selection process. The introduction of this "career profile", weighing 50 marks, they said, had prejudiced them and resulted in them being unsuccessful in the selection process.
"[Government agencies] have committed an illegality by introducing the career profile by a side wind, midstream, after the selection process commenced," the Bombay High Court at Goa had said in a judgement back in 2008.
"The successful candidates have gained an undue advantage over the petitioners in the matter of selection and, therefore, the selection must be set aside," the High Court had then said.
However, on appeal, the Supreme Court has overturned the High Court order offering relief to the police officials.
Among the list of police officials whose careers were on the line included Dattaguru Sawant, Krishna P Sinari, Praven Powar, Tushar Lotlikar, Brendan D'Souza, Paresh Naik, Neenad Deulkar and Rajesh Job among others.
The police officials can heave a sigh of relief as if the High Court's order was upheld, their appointments would have been deemed illegal and would have to surrender their jobs after having worked more than 15 years in the police force.
Speaking to The Goan Tanveer Khatib, who was among the original petitioners in the High Court, has said he awaiting the written order of the Supreme Court to decide whether he should file a review petition.
"It will be perhaps for the first time that the final arguments in the Supreme Court lasted less than a minute. If there are any legal lacunae in the SC judgement we will file an appropriate review," Khatib told The Goan.
* In 2004, the Bombay High Court at Goa had ruled the selection process of PSIs as illegal
* Candidates who were not selected had alleged that the selection process was vitiated
* They alleged that an additional criterium was introduced as part of the selection process
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SIGNIFICANCE OF SC ORDER
* If the High Court's order had to be upheld, the appointments of police officials would have been deemed illegal
* They would have had to surrender their jobs after having worked more than 15 years in the police force
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PANAJI: The Supreme Court in a judgement delivered on Wednesday quashed and set aside a judgement of the Bombay High Court at Goa back in 2004 which had set aside the selection of 31 Police Sub Inspectors, offering relief to the 31 police officers some of whom are now promoted to the level of Police Inspectors.
The order of the Supreme Court, while not immediately available, was delivered based on an appeal filed by the police officials challenging the High Court's order.
Back in 2004, the Bombay High Court at Goa in a judgement based on petitions filed by three different parties, had ruled that the selection process of the PSIs was illegal.
Candidates who were not selected, had alleged that the selection process was vitiated as, when the selection process was on, the police department introduced an additional criterium called "career profile" as part of the selection process. The introduction of this "career profile", weighing 50 marks, they said, had prejudiced them and resulted in them being unsuccessful in the selection process.
"[Government agencies] have committed an illegality by introducing the career profile by a side wind, midstream, after the selection process commenced," the Bombay High Court at Goa had said in a judgement back in 2008.
"The successful candidates have gained an undue advantage over the petitioners in the matter of selection and, therefore, the selection must be set aside," the High Court had then said.
However, on appeal, the Supreme Court has overturned the High Court order offering relief to the police officials.
Among the list of police officials whose careers were on the line included Dattaguru Sawant, Krishna P Sinari, Praven Powar, Tushar Lotlikar, Brendan D'Souza, Paresh Naik, Neenad Deulkar and Rajesh Job among others.
The police officials can heave a sigh of relief as if the High Court's order was upheld, their appointments would have been deemed illegal and would have to surrender their jobs after having worked more than 15 years in the police force.
Speaking to The Goan Tanveer Khatib, who was among the original petitioners in the High Court, has said he awaiting the written order of the Supreme Court to decide whether he should file a review petition.
"It will be perhaps for the first time that the final arguments in the Supreme Court lasted less than a minute. If there are any legal lacunae in the SC judgement we will file an appropriate review," Khatib told The Goan.
