https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193765 Annual preparation of the select list for appointment to the Indian Police Service is mandatory, but a State Police officer does not acquire a vested right to appointment, seniority, or an earlier year of allotment merely because the committee meeting was delayed or because of continuous officiation in State service. Year of allotment depends on inclusion in the select list, UPSC approval, and appointment under the prescribed rules. Here, the delay in convening the selection meeting was explained by the strike situation, the committee was eventually held, and the officer was placed in the select list and assigned seniority in accordance with the rules. The claim to an earlier year of allotment therefore failed. en-us Fri, 10 May 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:03:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193765 Annual preparation of the select list for appointment to the Indian Police Service is mandatory, but a State Police officer does not acquire a vested right to appointment, seniority, or an earlier year of allotment merely because the committee meeting was delayed or because of continuous officiation in State service. Year of allotment depends on inclusion in the select list, UPSC approval, and appointment under the prescribed rules. Here, the delay in convening the selection meeting was explained by the strike situation, the committee was eventually held, and the officer was placed in the select list and assigned seniority in accordance with the rules. The claim to an earlier year of allotment therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 May 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193765