https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180267 For authorisation to search, seize and arrest under Section 42 of the NDPS Act, the phrase "superior in rank" was construed by reference to the Delhi Police Act and the Delhi Police (Promotion and Confirmation) Rules, 1980. The statutory scheme treated Constables as the lowest police grade and showed that promotion to Head Constable is a promotion to a higher rank, with Constables placed below Head Constables in the hierarchy. On that basis, a Head Constable was held to be superior in rank to a Constable, and the challenge to the proceedings failed. en-us Thu, 10 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:51:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180267 For authorisation to search, seize and arrest under Section 42 of the NDPS Act, the phrase "superior in rank" was construed by reference to the Delhi Police Act and the Delhi Police (Promotion and Confirmation) Rules, 1980. The statutory scheme treated Constables as the lowest police grade and showed that promotion to Head Constable is a promotion to a higher rank, with Constables placed below Head Constables in the hierarchy. On that basis, a Head Constable was held to be superior in rank to a Constable, and the challenge to the proceedings failed. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 10 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180267