Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 9: Observing that the contention of selection authority having allowed mass copying is imaginary with no support of any cogent evidence, the state High Court on Friday dismissed the petitions challenging the selection of 698 posts of Sub Inspectors in Jammu and Kashmir Police.
After hearing battery of lawyers , Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey of state High Court, observed that 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 connected therewith adopted and applied by the respondents, and the consequent issuance of the selection list. It being so, these writ petitions, therefore, are held to be not maintainable on this count.
The court further observed that it, needs, must be said that 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," the court osbeved.
Court further observed that the contention of selection authority having allowed mass copying is imaginary with no support of any cogent evidence, therefore, not sustainable.
With these observations High Court held the writ petitions, being without any merit, are dismissed together with the connected CMs/IAs/CMPs. Interim direction, if any, passed by this Court and subsisting will stand vacated. |
