JUDGMENT

Pattanaik, J.-In these appeals as well as the writ petition, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, a common question of law arises for consideration. The appellants are State Police Service Officers, who have been promoted to the Indian Police Service. The sole grievance of theirs in these matters is that inaction on the part of the Competent Authority to have triennial review, whether entitles the appellants to have a mandamus from the Court to have a review, in accordance with law and the consequential directions for reconsideration of the appellants for promotion to the post of Indian Police Service from an anterior date. The tribunal in the impugned judgment, though came to the conclusion that there has not been a triennial review for re-determination of the cadre strength, in accordance with the statutory provisions, but refused to issue mandamus, on a finding that no prejudice thereby has been caused to the appellants, and as such the appellants are not entitled to the issuance of mandamus from the Court.

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