STATE OF PUNJAB . vs SAMPURAN SINGH(DEAD) THROUGH LRS. — C.A. No. 552/2001

Case Summary: State of Punjab v. Sampuran Singh (C.A. No. 552/2001) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Punjab's appeal on November 10, 2010, without any order as to costs. The Court upheld the High Court's judgment confirming that the deceased respondent was entitled to deemed promotions to two higher posts and arrears of salary relating to those positions. Background: Sampuran Singh, a Police Constable dismissed in 1972, challenged his dismissal in civil court. The Trial Court (1986) declared the dismissal illegal; the High Court dismissed the State's subsequent appeal (2007). Singh later filed another suit (1991) claiming promotions and related salary arrears, which was decreed by lower courts. Key Direction: The Court noted the respondent's death and that his legal representatives were receiving additional financial benefits from the deemed promotion. While not interfering with the judgment, the Court explicitly stated that the order shall not be treated as precedent in other cases, leaving questions of law open. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.