As per case facts officers from the Central Armed Police Forces CAPFs filed petitions arguing they faced service stagnation because higher posts up to the Senior Administrative Grade were filled ... by deputation of IPS officers Citing a previous Supreme Court judgment that recognized CAPFs as an Organized Group-A Service OGAS for certain benefits they sought a formal declaration as OGAS for all purposes and consequential amendments to recruitment rules to ensure promotion within the service for these ranks leading to the current appeal against the High Court's limited directions The question arose whether the previous Supreme Court judgment which recognized CAPFs as OGAS for the limited purpose of granting financial benefits implicitly mandated the Central Government to formally declare them as OGAS for all purposes including revamping recruitment rules to eliminate IPS officer deputation and ensuring internal promotion up to the Senior Administrative Grade Finally the Supreme Court while acknowledging the operational necessity of IPS officers directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately carry out a pending cadre review due since and a review of recruitment rules within six months Crucially the court directed that the number of posts earmarked for deputation to IPS officers up to the Senior Administrative Grade should be progressively reduced over a two-year period to alleviate the stagnation of cadre officers

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