* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: May 17, 2023 Pronounced on: July 20, 2023 + W.P.(C) 13964/2021 AKSHAYA KUMAR PARIDA ...... Petitioner Through: Ms. Saahila Lamba, Advocate Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC with Mr. Hemendra Singh, DC (Law), BSF CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

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 W.P.(C) 13964/2021 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed the services of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the year 1988 and completed 30 years of