Gurmez Singh v. State of Punjab and Others
Writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India – Promotion
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-16127-2021, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 04.07.2025 by Jagmohan Bansal, J. (oral). Head Constable Gurmez Singh sought promotion to ASI w.e.f. 22.04.2016 relying on Annexure P-10 as a Seniority List showing seniority over Head Constable Paramjit Kumar. Court found no concrete evidence of seniority and declined to treat Annexure P-10 as a Seniority List; petition dismissed. Keywords: promotion, seniority list, ASI, Head Constable, Punjab Police, Articles 226/227, Annexure P-10, Paramjit Kumar.
What did the court decide?
From the perusal of Annexure P-10 it cannot be concluded that it is a Seniority List, and there is no concrete evidence that the petitioner is senior to Head Constable Paramjit Kumar; the petitioner's claim is therefore misconceived and the petition is dismissed as devoid of merit. ¶¶4