Jagdish Prasad vs P. M. Manoj Kumar

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2026 Supreme(SC) 619

PANKAJ MITHAL, S. V. N. BHATTI
Jagdish Prasad – Appellant
Versus
P. M. Manoj Kumar – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. P.C. Das, Adv. Mr. Sukesh Ghosh, Adv. Ms. Tanusri Maity, Adv. Mr. Ashis Kumar Chowdhury, Adv. Mr. Prathvi Raj Chauhan, AOR Mr. Anil Kumar Verma, AOR Ms. Priyanka, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Debajyoti Basu, Sr. Adv. Mr. Aditya Kashyap, Adv. Mr. Shantanu Bhowmick, Adv. Mr. Gautam Barua, Adv. Mr. Aasheesh Gupta, Adv. Ms. Anjali Akhariya, Adv. Mr. Abhaya Nath Das, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sharma, Adv. Mr. Satish Kumar, AOR Mr. Rohit Amit Sthalekar, AOR Mr. Siddhant Singh, Adv. Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, A.S.G. Ms. Mrinal Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. Mukesh K Verma, Adv. Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv. Mr. Yogesh Vats, Adv. Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR Mr. Gagan Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. John Mathew, AOR

JUDGMENT :

S.V.N. BHATTI, J.

1. We have heard Mr. P.C. Das, learned Counsel appearing for the Appellants; Mr. Debajyoti Basu, learned Senior Counsel, Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, ASG, for the Respondents and Mr. John Mathew for the Intervenors.

2. The Appellants assail the Judgment dated 10.08.2016 in WPCT No. 127 of 2016, passed by the High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Port Blair. The parties to the lis are employees of the Union Territory Administration of Andaman & Nicobar (“the Administration”).

3. The Appellants, Respondent Nos. 1 to 28, and the Intervenors were born in the cadre of Constables under the Andaman & Nicobar Police Department. Thus, they are brothers with camaraderie. In due course, the Constables were promoted to Head Constables. The service conditions are governed by the Andaman & Nicobar Police Manual, 1963 (“Police Manual, 1963”). At the entry level as a Constable, they satisfied the minimum educational qualification. A few possess higher qualifications, such as matriculation. On 31.03.2008, the Andaman & Nicobar Administration (Police Department) Group ‘C’ Post Recruitment Rules, 2008 (“2008 Rules”) were notified. On 04.10.2008, the Office of the Director Gene

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2026 Supreme(SC) 619

PANKAJ MITHAL, S. V. N. BHATTIJagdish Prasad – AppellantVersusP. M. Manoj Kumar – Respondent

Cases Referred (5)

PANKAJ MITHAL, S. V. N. BHATTI
Jagdish Prasad – Appellant
Versus
P. M. Manoj Kumar – Respondent