Hamid Akhtar sent a representation to the ADGP of the crime branch nearly two weeks ago requesting him to raise the issue with the competent authority concerned so that his promotion order may be modified. The DGP would take a final call.

Hamid Akhtar’s case seems similar to that of a few other IPS officers who were promoted in 2015, 2017 and 2018 with “immediate effect” while promotions of several other officers were done with “retrospective effect”.  Hamid Akhtar was promoted to the rank of DIG with effect from May 25 this year. However, according to Akhtar, he should have been promoted to the post with effect from January 1 this year.