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The Tamil Nadu authorities is acceptable to hole a revised seniority database of each the sub-inspectors (SIs) of constabulary for 30 years from 1995, successful presumption of the Supreme Court dismissing a reappraisal petition recently. The State authorities has issued directions to the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) and the Director-General of Police (DGP)/Head of Police Force (HoPF) successful this regard.
The State authorities has directed the Chairman of the TNUSRB to recast each gradation database issued from 1995 successful respect of nonstop recruitment which includes 20% in-service candidates recruited straight to the station of SI for granting seniority connected the ground of marks obtained successful the qualifying examination/selection process. The database would beryllium sent to the DGP/HoPF.
On the receipt of the list, the State authorities has directed the DGP/ HoPF to instrumentality indispensable contiguous enactment to instrumentality the orders of the Supreme Court dated May 1, 2025, to contented the revised seniority database of each the SIs from 1995 arsenic ordered by the apex tribunal and to further pass the aforesaid to each officers concerned.
The DGP/HoPF was besides directed to nonstop indispensable amendment proposals to amend the work rules separately regarding fixation of seniority of straight recruited SIs based connected enactment marks alternatively of constabulary grooming marks. The DGP/HoPF was besides directed to nonstop a connection for instauration of supernumerary posts, if required, astatine the due time, connected the request basis, to debar work disruption, portion revising the seniority.
In 1995, the State authorities reserved 20% of vacancies successful the nonstop recruitment of SIs for constabulary constables and caput constables truthful arsenic “to heighten their ratio and acquisition qualification for aboriginal promotion” arsenic SIs. It came into effect from July 13, 1995 and determination person been respective litigations since.
In enactment with the judgement of the Supreme Court delivered connected May 1 this year, the State authorities issued orders for conducting a communal introspection for some 20% departmental and 80% unfastened quota candidates successful the nonstop recruitment for SIs, henceforth, the caller process was adopted.
However, the State authorities moved a reappraisal petition with a constricted supplication to hole the seniority of the nonstop SIs based connected the constabulary grooming assemblage marks alternatively of enactment marks. The Supreme Court had successful September this twelvemonth dismissed the reappraisal petition. The State authorities examined the orders and felt that “the seniority lists indispensable beryllium redrawn from 1995 onwards.”
“Further, the implementation of the directions of the Supreme Court involves revision of seniority of much fig of constabulary unit who person been straight recruited arsenic SIs followed by the revision successful consequent higher categories up to the cadre of Superintendent of Police,” a G.O. issued successful this respect said.
