An atmosphere of rebellion has
been created within the police department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after 3300 cadet
police officers, who were legally promoted after years of hard work, were
reverted. The officers of the province have lost confidence in the law of
Pakistan as a result. The cadet officers were stripped of their right to
promotion under the guise of misrepresenting the Supreme Court's decision to end
out-of-turn promotion in the police department. The cadet police officers
believe that while action should be taken against those who receive out-of-turn
promotion, it is unfair to revert the police officers promoted from the cadet
rank, who have legitimately earned their promotions through hard work and
competitive examinations.The cadet police officers claim that the Supreme Court
has ordered the end of out-of-turn promotion in the police department, a
decision that they welcome. Unfortunately, the decision has been misinterpreted
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the legal and legitimate promotion of officials who
were declared cadets on the basis of their hard work and ability in the
competitive examination has been deemed out-of-turn promotion. By reverting
these officers, the department is flouting the rules and regulations and
favoring a special lobby. This is a severe abuse of justice against the cadet
officers. Out-of-turn promotion refers to the illegal promotion of an official
without any lawful right, robbing others of the opportunity for promotion. Such
promotions occur when an official is promoted to a high rank without allowing
other officials the opportunity to compete for the position. These promotions
are often bestowed by high-ranking officials or political figures to their
favorites and lackeys without following proper procedures. The title of cadet is
awarded to an officer who tops their course at the provincial level through hard
work and merit.The cadets undergo regular physical and written examinations, and
a committee of senior officers interviews and checks their qualifications. The
officer who ranks first overall in all phases is declared the cadet. A few
months ago, PSIs in the Central Police Office Peshawar obtained judgments from
the Hon'ble Supreme Court by misrepresenting its decision. The officers were
kept in the dark about the facts. Out-of-turn promotion was given to receiving
cadets, law instructor officers, and others without connecting it to the Police
Rules and Police Act. The cadet officers filed a writ in the Peshawar High Court
against this move by the police, arguing that they were not out-of-turn
promotions. On March 24, 2022, the Peshawar High Court's larger bench gave a
detailed judgment that the cadet police officers were promoted on merit through
competitive examinations, and the Supreme Court's decisions did not apply to
them. In paragraph 9 of the decision, the police department was instructed to
send the petitioners' position to the Chief Secretary Peshawar and Provincial
Assembly regarding the continuation of such promotions in the police department.
However, no adverse action would be taken against the petitioners as long as
they adhered to the regular process. The police department filed an appeal
against the larger bench's decision in the Supreme Court, but the court
dismissed the appeal as meaningless and ineffective. Despite the court orders,
the police department continued to ignore them and brutalize the cadet police
officers by demoting them. The affected officers filed a case against the
department for contempt of court in the Peshawar High Court, and the next
appearance is scheduled for April 24, 2023. As a result of this wrong decision,
the affected police officers and their families have suffered damage to their
reputations, and the officers' service structure has been affected. The
department has deliberately misinterpreted the court's decisions to create chaos
and promote the formation of gangs within the police department. Legal action
should.