C OMMON O RDER

The writ petitioners were initially recruited as Grade II Police Constables and subsequently, participated in the process of direct recruitment and appointed as Sub-Inspectors of Police during the year

2008.

2. The petitioners state that they are 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 cases of the writ petitioners were not considered merely on the ground that they have crossed the age of 40 years and suffered certain punishments in departmental disciplinary proceedings.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the respondents have considered the persons, who have crossed the age of 40 years and granted conversion to the Law and Order category. On several occasions such orders were passed by the Government and many such persons are now working in the Law and Order category. Thus, similar benefit is to be extended to the petitioners also. Regarding the unblemished record of service, the learned c