HC orders reversal of order demoting lady Superintendent of police to the rank of Inspector

By

Rajesh Pandey

The Allahabad High Court has set aside an order dated June 11, 2024, passed by the state government by which one Luxmi Singh Chauhan was reverted from the post of deputy superintendent of police to the post of inspector for her alleged concealment of one criminal case pending against her.

 The court also quashed the recommendations of the Public Service Commission in favor of the state to cancel the promotion of the petitioner.

Passing the above judgment, Justice Ajit Kumar also directed the state authorities concerned to reinstate the petitioner as deputy superintendent of police at the instance of a promotion order, which was passed in her favor but with this modification that she will remain there promoted only on ad hoc basis and her future as promoted Deputy Superintendent of Police shall abide by the result of the criminal proceedings which are going on against her.

Appearing on behalf of the petitioner, her counsels contended that the petitioner came to be promoted under the relevant government order for the delayed proceedings of a criminal case for which the the petitioner was not responsible in any manner, as her claim for promotion was placed in a sealed cover in the year 2022 and consideration was accorded afresh to the claim of the petitioner under the government order dated May 28, 1997, under the order of this court and so respondents were not justified for their action.

However, the state government’s counsel said that the only reason assigned for canceling the selection of the petitioner on a promotional post is her wrong statement as to the status of the pending criminal case made in the affidavit furnished by her on June 12, 2023.