JUDGMENT :

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. A Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for quashing and setting aside the Order/Communication No. I-15012/12/2018/Estt/1611 dated 07.12.2018 and to order for his notional promotion and fixation of the seniority in the post of Inspector (GD) on the basis of E-list drawn in September, 2006 and also to grant him seniority to the post of Inspector (GD) above respondent No. 3 Sh. Sher Singh who was junior to the petitioner, having been promoted as Sub-Inspector in September, 2003 in the general category like the petitioner.

2. The petitioner joined the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force as Sub-Inspector (GD) on 12.08.2002. He was the topper of his batch. He after successfully completing 54 weeks of Basic Training at ITBP Academy, Mussourie, was posted in Border Battalion in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. After completion of his tenure, he was posted at Directorate General, ITBP, New Delhi. The petitioner secured first position in Intelligence course held at New Delhi in 2005. Considering his performance, he was selected by Directorate General as I