* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on: 11.11.2025

Pronounced on: 22.12.2025

+ W.P.(C) 9600/2023

DEEPAK SHERAWAT .....Petitioner

Through: Mr.Rajesh Kumar Gautam and

Mr.Bhumit Solanki, Advs.

versus

REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents

Through: Ms.Padma Priya and

Ms.Poornima, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

J U D G M E N T

NAVIN CHAWLA, J.

1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying for reconsideration of his promotion to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (‘DHJS’) as on 15.11.2019, by taking into account his upgraded Annual Confidential Report (‘ACR’) graded as ‘B+’ for the year

2018.

FACTS OF THE CASE:

2. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition and thereafter, are that the petitioner was appointed in the cadre of the Delhi Judicial

Service (‘DJS’) on 29.03.2007 and was uninterruptedly awarded Grade ‘A’ in his ACRs from the year 2012 to 2017.

3. In 2018, however, his ACR was downgraded to Grade ‘B’, which was communicated to the petitioner by the respondent no. 1, vide letter dated 27.11.2019.

4. In the meanwhile, a Scrutiny Committee Meeting was held on 02.11.2019 to consider filling up, o