PRAVINAST PANDEY vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 04.02.2025 Pronounced on: 25.04.2025 W.P.(C) 14182/2021 PRAVINAST PANDEY .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Bhanu Gupta, Adv versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Raj Kumar Yadav, SPC with Mr.Vaibhav Bhardwaj & Ms.Tripti Sinha, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying for the following reliefs: “(i) Issue a writ of certiorari for quashing of order dated 22.07.2021 to the extent whereby the respondents have not taken into consideration the remaining adverse noting of the initiating officer and has not taken into consideration the past performance of the petitioner in accessing him/improving upon the overall grade in APAR for the period 13.08.2019 to 31.03.2020 and thereby partially allowed the representation dated 02.03.2021 and for quashing of letter dated 13.12.2019 whereby the respondents have issued advice to the 5.5 to in line with the APAR of his past performance.” Brief Facts 2. The facts giving rise to the present petition are that the petitioner was appointed to the rank of Ass