# AJIT KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-01-07
Citation: W.P.(C)-6498/2023 2025:DHC:4-DB
Petitioner: AJIT KUMAR
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/NAC07012025CW64982023_105534.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 26.11.2024 Pronounced on: 07.01.2025 W.P.(C) 6498/2023 AJIT KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Dr.S.S. Hooda, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Bhagwan Swarup Shukla, CGSC with Mr.Sarvan Kumar, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for the setting aside of the Adverse Remarks and below Benchmark grading endorsed in his Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (in short, ‘APAR’) for the years 2021-22. The petitioner further prays for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to upgrade his APAR for the years 2021-22 with all consequential benefits. Case of the Petitioner: 2. As a brief background, it is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner joined the Border Security Force (in short, ‘BSF’) as Assistant Commandant (Direct Entry) on 02.07.1993. He was 3. The petitioner further submits that he has regularly been graded as ‘Outstanding’ and ‘Very Good’, as would be evident from the table given hereinbelow: S.No. APAR year Grading 1. 2016-17 Outstanding 2. 2017-18 Very Good 3.

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