New Delhi, May 20 -- A CRPF personnel will get the rank of Inspector 9 years after his retirement in 2017. Though eligible for promotion, he could not get it due to an incomplete record in 2017 before his retirement as a Sub-Inspector.

Thereafter, in 2021, he moved to the Delhi High Court to get his honour. He did not pray for any financial benefits.

Respondent CRPF and others did not dispute that the Petitioner Rajbir's name was not included in the list of promoted officers due to the unavailability of a complete service record, even though he was entitled to promotion on August 17, 2017, before he demitted office.

The division bench of justices Anil Kshetrapal and Amit Mahajan directed that the rank of Inspector be given to Rajbir. ...