DEEPAK SHERAWAT vs REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 11.11.2025 Pronounced on: 22.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 9600/2023 DEEPAK SHERAWAT .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Rajesh Kumar Gautam and Mr.Bhumit Solanki, Advs. versus REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms.Padma Priya and Ms.Poornima, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying for reconsideration of his promotion to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (‘DHJS’) as on 15.11.2019, by taking into account his upgraded Annual Confidential Report (‘ACR’) graded as ‘B+’ for the year 2018. FACTS OF THE CASE: 2. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition and thereafter, are that the petitioner was appointed in the cadre of the Delhi Judicial Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed WP(C) 9600/2023 Page 1 of 17 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:22.12.2025 18:04:59 Service (‘DJS’) on 29.03.2007 and was uninterruptedly awarded Grade ‘A’ in his ACRs from the year 2012 to 2017. 3. In 2018, however, his ACR was downgraded to Grade ‘B’, which was communicated to the petitioner by the respondent no. 1, vide letter dated 27.11.2019. 4. In the meanwhile, a Scrutiny Committee Meeting was held on 02.11.2019 to consider filling up, on a temporary basis, the posts lying vacant under the 65% promotion quota on the basis of merit-cum- seniority from amongst the officers of the DJS in the Grade of Civil Judge (Sr. Division) to the DHJS. The said Committee considered the eligible officers for promotion on the following criteria: “The names of those offices be recommended for promotion against vacant posts who have got B+ grading for the year 2018 and at least two B+ gradings during the last four