Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh Bench, has directed the central government to induct a retired Haryana Police officer into the Indian Police Service (IPS), ruling that he cannot be denied promotion merely because he superannuated before the appointment notification was issued.

In an October 29 order, the tribunal allowed an application filed by Raj Kumar Walia, who was placed at the second position in the 2022 IPS select list but was excluded from the appointment notification on the ground that he had retired from the state service.

The Bench, comprising judicial member Suresh Kumar Batra and administrative member Rashmi Saxena Sahni, noted that Walia was assessed as "very good" by the selecti...