(Kurian Joseph and R. Banumathi, JJ.)
Deepak Kumar ____________________________________ Petitioner
v.
Abhishek Kumar & Ors. __________________________ Respondent(s)
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 16432/2017, decided on August 23, 2017
(and IA No. 63223/2017-impleading party) (Intervention Application) Clarification/Direction) (Permission to Appear and Argue in Person) (Appropriate Orders/Directions) (Exemption From Filing O.T.) With Conmt. Pet.(C) No. 833-834/2017 In C.A. No. 587-588/2016 (III-A) (For Exemption from Filing O.T.) (Intervention Application) (Permission to File Additional Documents) SLP(C) No. 16723/2017 (XI) (for impleading party) (Clarification/Direction) SLP(C) No. 16672/2017 (XI) (impleading party) SLP(C) No. 16669/2017 (XI) (FOR impleading party) D. No. 18334 of 2017 (Permission to File Additional Documents) (for impleading party) D. No. 19924 of 2017 (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.) (Exemption From Filing O.T.) (Permission to File SLP) D. No. 20008 of 2017 (Condonation of Delay in Filing SLP) (Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment) (Exemption From Filing O.T.) D. No. 20150 of 2017 (Intevention application) (Permission to File Additional Documents) D. No. 20387 of 2017 (For admission and IR) (c/delay in filing SLP) (Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment) (Permission to File SLP) (for impleading party) Contempt Petition (C) No. 12 of 2017 in C. A. No. 595 of 2016 D. No. 22129 of 2017 (appln. For Modification) (for impleading party) D. No. 22404 of 2017 D. No. 22536 of 2017 SLP (C) No. 12538 of 2016 SLP (C). CC No. 22932 of 2016 SLP (C) No. 34047 of 2016 D. No. 22319 of 2017 (c/delay in filing SLP) (Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment) (Exemption From Filing OT) (Permission to File SLP) SLP (C) No. 21339 of 2017 (Exemption From Filing OT) D. No. 22655 of 2017 (Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment) (Exemption From Filing OT) D. No. 25266 of 2017 (Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment) (Exemption From Filing OT) (Permission to File SLP) W.P. (C) No. 476 of 2017 Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 16432/2017 (intervention/impleadment) (Exemption From Filing OT) W.P. 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The Judgement of the court was delivered by
1. In furtherance to our order dated 01.08.2017, a compliance affidavit has been filed on 21.08.2017. It has been stated therein that 75 officers/Platoon Commandants who had already completed the training, have been issued appointment orders on 15.08.2017. It is also submitted that 2987 Assistant Sub-Inspectors have been called to resume the training and their training is shortly to be completed. Same is the situation with regard to 54 Platoon Commandants as well.
2. In view of the above, there will be a direction to appoint those among ASIs and Platoon Commandants immediately on completion of the training.
3. It is also stated in the affidavit that after making the horizontal reservation as per the directions issued by the High Court, 195 candidates belonging to both categories of ASI and Platoon Commandant are to be cleared and they are to be sent for training. Similarly, in the case of those who used whiteners, after completing the reservation procedures, 809 candidates are to be sent for training. These are the figures supplied by the State and on which, there cannot be any dispute. Therefore, we direct the State to send those 809 + 195 (totalling 1004) candidates for training as soon as the slots for training are available, when the candidates already in training pass out.
4. We make it clear that within two weeks of the slots becoming vacant, those 1004 candidates shall be sent for training.
5. In view of the above, I.A. No. 75318 of 2017 in Contempt Petition Nos. 833-834 of 2017 in Civil Appeal Nos. 587-588 of 2016 is disposed of.
6. In the affidavit filed on 21.08.2017, at paragraph 10, it is stated that while re-working the list of 810 candidates, by applying the reservation as directed by the High Court, 24 candidates went out of the list and 25 candidates have come in the list. As far as these 25 candidates who have come in, we have already ordered that they should be sent for training.
7. Having regard to the fact that these 24 candidates also had found their names in the list furnished to this court while considering the cases of the candidates who used whiteners, we are of the view that in order to give a quietus to the disputes in that regard, those 24 candidates should also be included as selected and sent for training. Therefore, there will be a direction to include those 24 candidates referred to in paragraph 10, in the select list and send them for training in addition to 1004 candidates, referred to hereinabove.
8. In view of the order passed above, Contempt Petition No. 12 of 2017 is dismissed in terms of the signed order.
9. As far as remaining grievances including that of the list of 237 candidates, which we have referred to in our order dated 01.08.2017, are concerned, the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the State seeks two week’s time to get further instruction.
10. List on 14.09.2017 at 02.00 PM.
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