205 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 05.02.2025 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS . . . . Appellants Vs.

GOVIND SINGH BISHT . . . . Respondent ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA ****

Present: Mr. Lalit Attri, Advocate for Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma, Sr. Panel Counsel for the appellants.

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SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, J.(Oral)

CM-5389-LPA-2017 Application for condonation of delay of 112 days in filing of appeal is allowed, and accordingly delay is condoned.

Main case

1. This is an appeal preferred against the order dated 24.07.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the learned Single Judge allowed the writ petition of the respondent holding that the petitioner’s ranking in Constable (General) be maintained with effect from 14.07.1988, the date on which he entered the service, and the order of his transfer from SHQ Abohar to SHQ to Jammu as a Constable was held to be illegal and arbitrary exercise of power. It was noticed by the learned Single Judge that the respondent/writ petitioner had already been promoted on 03.05.2007 as a General Head Constable Cadre and was absorbed in Auto Electric Wing, w