SUBHASH CHANDRA TRIPATHI & ORS. vs DIRECTORATE GENERAL, INDO TIBETAN BORDER POLICE FORCE & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 24 April 2025 Pronounced on: 30 April 2025 + W.P.(C) 4506/2021 & CM APPL. 15134/2025 SUBHASH CHANDRA TRIPATHI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Maninder Acharya, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Shreya Garg., Ms. Padma Priya, Mr. Rishabh Sancheti and Mr. Shikhar Bhardwaj, Advs. versus DIRECTORATE GENERAL, INDO TIBETAN BORDER POLICE FORCE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms Pratima N Lakra (CGSC), MR. Shailendra Kumar Mishra Adv, Mr. Chandan Prajapati Adv., Mr. Reynil Johans (DIG/JAC), Mr. Govind Yadav (DC/ GD) Mr. Sagar Saxena, Mr. Parmeet Singh, Mr. Sarthak Pandey and Mr. Krishnendu Haldar, Advs. for R-3 to 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 31, 34, 37 to 39 Mr. M. K. Bhardwaj, Ms. Priyanka Bhardwaj and Mr. Himanshu Bhardwaj, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 30.04.2025 Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 4506/2021 Page 1 of 21 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:30.04.2025 16:30:05 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. The lis 1. The petitioners assail a seniority list in the grade of Assistant Commandant in the Indo Tibetan Border Police1, circulated by the Directorate General, BTC, Police vide Memorandum dated 24 April 2020, to the extent the seniority list places the petitioners en bloc below the respondents. Facts 2. The petitioners are direct recruits to the grade of Assistant Commandant. They participated in a written test, which was held on 20 October 2013, of which result was declared on 9 July 2014. Pursuant to their succeeding in the said selection, the petitioners joined as Assistant Commandant in the ITBP in June 2015. 3. On 26 July 2017, a Departmental Promotion Committee2 was held for promotion from the grades of Subedar Major and Inspector to the grade of Assistant Comman