City of New York v. City Civil Service Commission

*440OPINION OF THE COURT

Kaye, J.

On March 24,1970, respondent police officers, as Armed Forces reservists, were summoned to active duty to help maintain mail service during a postal workers’ strike, but released a few hours later because of their essential civilian occupations. Based solely on that service, they claimed veterans’ preference credits, which would place them ahead of other officers who achieved higher scores on police department promotional examinations. These related appeals raise two questions: first, whether appellant, the city Personnel Director,1 has standing to challenge the…