1. Inspector General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir State vide Advertisement Notice No.2 dated 9.8.1980 invited applications from eligible candidates, amongst others, for 50 posts of Sub Inspectors in regular police, 06 posts in Armed Police and 04 posts in Research and Development Cell. The posts were to carry pay scale of Rs.370-15-460-EB-20-550. The minimum qualification required for all the advertised posts was graduation from a recognized university and B.Sc in Criminology for Research and Development Cell.

2. The petitioners and private respondents (5 to 43) responded to the Adver#31;tisement notice. They participated in the same selection process and were vide order No.718 of 1982 dated 7.8.1982 appointed as Sub Inspectors in J&K Police Depart#31;ment. However, while petitioners were appointed as Sub Inspectors in the regular police (Executive Police), the respondents 5 to 43 came to be appointed as Sub Inspectors in J&K Armed Police.

3. The appointment order provided that the interse seniority of the appointees would be decided on the basis of merit secured by them in the training course they had to undergo at Police Training College Udhampur. The appointees were to be on probati

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