ORDER

The writ petitioner was appointed as Sub-Inspectors of Police during the year 2008 and was sent for one year statutory training which ended on 17.01.2009 and posted in Category II/Armed Reserve.

2. The petitioner states that he is entitled for conversion from Armed Reserve to Law and Order category as per the Government Policy. The cases of similarly placed persons working in the cadre of Sub-Inspectors were considered positively by the respondents and now they are serving as Sub-Inspectors in the Law and Order category and the case of the writ petitioner was not considered merely on the ground that he suffered punishment of censure.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that as regards unblemished record of service, none of the punishment is in currency as of now and the punishments awarded expired long back and thus, there is no impediment for considering the case of the writ petitioner for grant of conversion to the Law and Order category.

4. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents objected the said contention by stating that the terms and conditions stipulated in the Government Orders are to be complied with for conversio