JUDGMENT

SURESH KUMAR KAIT, J

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing of Signal DTO No.121240 whereby the Departmental Screening Committee (DSC) found the petitioner ineligible due to below benchmark in the APAR for the year 2016-17. In addition, quashing of letter dated 03.11.2020, whereby petitioner‟s application seeking grant of Third Financial Upgradation under the MACP Scheme has been returned by the competent authority citing below benchmark for the year 2016-17, is also sought.

2. In the present petition, it is averred by the petitioner that he had joined the services of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the year 1988 and completed 30 years of service in the year 2018. Petitioner has claimed that Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Government of India issued an OM dated 19.05.2019 whereby it was notified that on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years‟ of service respectively, employees shall be entitled to financial upgradations. According to aforesaid OM, for considering the promotion of an employee, Annual Performance Assessment Reports (APARs) fo