Telangana State Level Police ... vs Penjarla Vijay Kumar

insc-2025-1452 Supreme Court of India 18 December 2025 • Civil Appeal No._______ of 2025; Civil Appeal No._______ of 2025; Civil Appeal No._______ of 2025; Civil Appeal No._______ of 2025; Civil Appeal No._______ of 2025; CIVIL APPEAL NO. __ OF 2025 • 41 min read
17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Act by the Amendment Act, 2019 Amendment Act, 2019 Learned senior counsel for the Appellant argued that the Amendment Act, 2019 Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Relevant provisions of the Amendment Act, 2019

Judges (2)

Ahsanuddin Amanullah Delivered S.V.N. Bhatti Coram

Parties (2)

Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board Appellant Penjarla Vijay Kumar Respondent

Case Significance

Telangana State Level Police ... vs Penjarla Vijay Kumar is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1452). Civil appeals regarding police recruitment where candidates sought ex-servicemen status based on prospective retirement dates despite being in active service on the date of advertisement. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding there is no concept of serving personnel being deemed ex-servicemen from a prospective date, and directed completion of recruitment within three months. The bench comprised Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S.V.N. Bhatti. The judgment was delivered by Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 17 case citations.

Summary

Civil appeals regarding police recruitment where candidates sought ex-servicemen status based on prospective retirement dates despite being in active service on the date of advertisement. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding there is no concept of serving personnel being deemed ex-servicemen from a prospective date, and directed completion of recruitment within three months.

What was the outcome of Telangana State Level Police ... vs Penjarla Vijay Kumar?

Civil appeals regarding police recruitment where candidates sought ex-servicemen status based on prospective retirement dates despite being in active service on the date of advertisement. The Supreme ...

Statutes Cited

Act by the Amendment Act, 2019
Amendment Act, 2019
s 5
Learned senior counsel for the Appellant argued that the Amendment Act, 2019
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
s 14 s 15
Relevant provisions of the Amendment Act, 2019

Cases Cited (17)

IN (17)
(1953) 1 SCC 492 (1987) 4 SCC 284 (1988) 1 SCC 145 (2004) 3 SCC 297 (2006) 2 SCC (Cri) 214 (2006) 4 SCC 250 (2007) 10 SCC 650 (2008) 8 SCC 165 (2009) 15 SCC 761 (2011) 4 SCC 266 (2013) 11 SCC 587 (2017) 14 SCC 663 (2020) 15 SCC 328 (2024) 12 SCC 6478 2025 INSC 1452 2025 SCC OnLine SC 10336 AIR 2004 SC 1531

Cited By (1)

insc-2025-1452
Telangana State Level Police ... vs Penjarla Vijay Kumar

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1452)