Village Kaluwala, Tehsil Shorkot,

District Jhang,

ASP Gurdaspur, P.T.S., Phillaur, Gurdaspur, Delhi, Ambala, Ferozepur, Moga.

SP/HQ Ferozepur and Border Ferozepur.

On reversion posted as ASP Amritsar, Sangrur, Government Railway Police, Punjab at Ambala Cantt. and, on repromotion, as SP/CID, SP Kangra and Karnal, Dy. Commandant General, Home Guards and Dy. Director, Civil Defence, Haryana and  AIG/T&T.

DIG/Vigilance/HSEB, DIG/HAP, DIG/VIG, HSEB, DIG & Chief of Security, Durgapur Steel Plant, CISF, Durgapur.

When he was reverted from SP to ASP in the year 1958, he challenged the order of his reversion in the High Court.  The High Court dismissed his petition and he went in appeal to the Supreme Court and got the order of his reversion set aside. Arguing, PERSONALLY, his petition before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court he contended that even as officiating SP, he had under the AIS rules, the right to officiate as SP so that his reversion tantamounted to Reduction in Rank. Mr. S.V. Gupte Additional Solicitor General of India had represented Union of India and Punjab Govt., but his contention was upheld by the Supreme Court, which set aside the order of his reversion holding the same as violative of Art. 311 of the Constitution of India.   This case was reported as AIR 1964 SC 423.

Thereafter, when he was posted as DIG/Vigilance HSEB, he was neither given any Special Pay nor was given Deputation Allowance.  He challenged this also in the High Court, which dismissed his petition.  He went in appeal to the Supreme Court and got the Deputation Allowance. This judgment was reported as AIR 1981 SC 1540.

Another important achievement has been about the judgment he got from Hon’ble High Court against the writing of ACR on the work and conduct of IGP by the Home Secretary. His ACR as IG Police, was then, written by the Home Secretary.  His contention was that the Home Secretary, under the Law and Rules, could not write his ACR. Single Bench of the High Court dismissed his petition. He filed Letters Patent Appeal against that order. The Division Bench of the High Court allowed the LPA against which the State Government went in appeal to the Supreme Court, which also dismissed the appeal and upholding his contention held that IGP’s ACR had to be written by Home Minister and not by Home Secretary.  He had argued the case HIMSELF both in the High Court as well as in the Supreme Court.  The counsel for the State was Mr. F.S. Nariman. The case is reported as AIR 1987 8C 1201.

Another important case, which he filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court was against the non-grant of two advance increments for getting his LL.B. Degree during his service and improving his basic qualifications for joining the Indian Police Service. This case is reported as SLR 2982 P & H34.

Yet another case, he recently got from the Central Administrative Tribunal has been that he was entitled to restoration of commuted portion of his pension after 12 years of retirement on attaining the age of 70 years, as per rules applicable to Class-I State Government Employees read with AIS (Residuary Matters) Rules.

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His wife, Smt. Nirmal Wadhwa, is a housewife.

His eldest daughter, M.Sc. in Computer Science, is in USA.

His second daughter is Masters in Dental Surgery and is in U.K.

His son had a Doctorate Degree in USA and is a Professor in Columbia University, New York.

He has always given the following two pieces of advice to the IPS officers:

1. Discipline is the cornerstone of IPS.

2. Electroral Reforms

1. Supreme Court

    i.   AIR 1964 SC 423

    ii.  AIR 1981 SC 1540

    iii. AIR 1987 SC 1201

2. Punjab & Haryana High Court

        C.W.P. No. 3265 of 1981

3. Central Administrative Tribunal