In Brief
This case concerns whether amendments to the Delhi Police recruitment rules violated constitutional protections of equality. The appellants challenged changes allowing serving police personnel to compete in direct recruitment selection with an upper age limit relaxation. The Supreme Court upheld the amendments, holding that there is no absolute rule requiring vacancies to be filled under the law existing when they arose. The relaxed age criteria and opportunity for in-service candidates to compete on equal footing, while maintaining separate 50% quota for promotion, does not constitute unconstitutional discrimination or improper advancement.
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