RAJEEV KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 27.02.2025 + W.P.(C) 8888/2017 RAJEEV KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Ankur Chhibber and Mr.Nikunj Arora, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Manish Mohan, CGSC with Mr.Jatin Teotia, Mr.Varenyum, Ms.Aishani Mohan, Advs. for UOI Mr.Devender Singh, DG/JAG, ITBP CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the Order dated 20.09.2017, whereby the representation of the petitioner challenging his reversion from the post of Sub-Inspector (GD) to Assistant Sub-Inspector (GD), was rejected. The petitioner further prays for a direction to the respondents to continue the petitioner in the rank of Sub-Inspector having notional seniority and other consequential benefits as have been granted by an Order dated 31.05.2014. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner joined the Indo- Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 8888/2017 Page 1 of 8 By:SUNIL Signing Date:05.03.2025 14:57:06 Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) on 10.09.1987 at the rank of Constable (GD). On 07.07.2011, personnel junior to the petitioner were promoted to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector, which the petitioner was not promoted due to being placed in Low Medical Category (LMC). 3. The petitioner further states that his juniors were thereafter detailed for the Pre-Promotional Course to which the petitioner was not detailed again due to temporary unfitness by virtue of being placed in Low Medical Category. The personnel junior to the petitioner were then promoted to the rank of Sub-Inspector in March 2013, while the petitioner continued to serve the Force at the rank of Head Constable