Civil Service Commission v. Pekrul

This appeal concerns consolidated actions for mandamus and quo warranto challenging the promotion of certain police officers to the position of detective in the Waterbury police department. The plaintiffs, the civil service commission of the city of Waterbury and Edmund Jayaraj, individually and as administrator of the civil service commission and director of personnel of the city of Waterbury, brought these actions to compel the defendants1 to abide by the results of a civil service examination process designating the candidates most qualified for the position of police detective and to oust…