DEVENDRA NARAYAN SINGH vs STATE OF BIHAR

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal regarding the year of allotment for the appellants in the Indian Police Service, affirming that the year of allotment was correctly assigned as 1981 under the Indian Police Service (Promotion by Recruitment) Regulations, 1955. The Court found that the appellants were not eligible for an earlier allotment year of 1979 due to procedural delays and the absence of a Select List for the years 1977-1980. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the Tribunal's order and the government's decision on allotment year.