KRISHAN JEET SINGH vs HOME DEPARTMENT on 31 December 2025

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

JAMMU BENCH

Original Application No. 2124/2025

Date of Order: This, the 31st day of December, 2025

HON’BLE MR. RAJINDER SINGH DOGRA, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON’BLE MR. RAM MOHAN JOHRI, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER

Between

Krishan Jeet Singh, Aged 61 years,

S/o Late Janak Singh Belt No. EXK 872858

R/o At Present Baba Fareed Nagar Ward No. 6

Line No. 04 Sehora Tehsil Bishnah District Jammu, Pin – 181132.

….Applicant

-Versus-

1. UT of J&K through Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Civil Sectt. Srinagar/Jammu.

Pincode – 180001.

2.

Director General of Police Kashmir, Srinagar, Pincode – 180001.

3.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Srinagar, Pincode – 180001.

....Respondents

Advocate for applicant(s):

Mr. N.D. Qazi and associates

Advocate for respondent(s): Mr. R. Thappa, ld. AAG

ORDER(Oral)

PER MR. RAJINDER SINGH DOGRA, MEMBER (J):

The applicant has moved this OA, seeking the following reliefs:

“(i) An order or direction, directing the respondents to accord promotions to the applicant against the post of Sub Inspector from the date the applicant was entitled with all consequential benefits.

(ii) An order or direction, directing the respondents to consider the claim of the applicant, for promotion and grant him grade attached to the post of Sub Inspector and refer the case before the Accountant General for refixation of the pension of the applicant.

(iii) An order or direction, directing the respondents to grant promotion to the applicant from the date the juniors to the applicant were promoted with regard to the promotion for the year 2023 with all consequential benefits.

(iv) Any other order which this Hon’ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper may also be passed in favour of the applicant and against the respondents.”

2.

The brief facts of the case are that the applicant is basically aggrieved of the inaction on the part of the respondents, who have failed to consider the applicant for promotion despite the fact that the applicant was entitled for promotion against the post of Sub Inspector.

As the applicant was due for promotion in the year 2022, but the respondents have not considered the applicant and his promotions were withheld. However

the promotions were considered in the month of December 2022 in which the applicant was also considered, but due to deficient marks in APR grading, he was not granted promotion. That prior to two months of the retirement of the applicant, the applicant moved an application to the PHQ J&K through proper channel for his promotion to the rank of Sub inspector. That in the month of January 2023, service book of the applicant was sought from PHQ and the applicant was told that DPC for promotion will be held on 25.04.2024, but unfortunately, same was not held due to the reason best known to the respondents and ultimately, the applicant superannuated on 30.04.2024. Therefore, the applicant has been deprived of his right of promotion on the pretext that the other batch mates who were even juniors to the applicant have been considered for promotion, which constrained the applicant to file a detailed representation before the respondents from time to time. However, the Representations dated 12.02.2024 & 17.05.2024 moved by the applicant yielded no result. Hence, this OA.

3.

Learned counsel for the applicant has fairly submitted that it would suffice applicant’s purpose, if a direction be given to the respondents to consider the pending representations of the applicant within a stipulated timeframe.

4.

Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to such proposition.

5.

Heard the parties.

6.

In view of the above, respondents are hereby directed to consider the pending representations dated 12.02.2024 and 17.05.2024 of the applicant by treating the instant OA as a part of it and consider his case for promotion to the post of Sub-Inspector and pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this