Punjab and Haryana HC ruled that a police officer serving as a ‘reader’ without a weapon cannot claim out-of-turn promotion for injuries sustained during the Dinanagar terror attack. The court clarified that battlefield injury benefits cannot be extended based on parity, emphasizing that courts cannot perpetuate illegality due to past wrongful favors. Punjab and Haryana HC ruled that a police officer serving as a ‘reader’ without a weapon cannot claim out-of-turn promotion for injuries sustained during the Dinanagar terror attack. The court clarified that battlefield injury benefits cannot be extended based on parity, emphasizing that courts cannot perpetuate illegality due to past wrongful favors.
