IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH.

205 CWP-26658-2016 (O&M).

Date of Decision: 28.01.2025.

NAVINDER KUMAR ... Petitioner(s)

Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ... Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ.

Present: Mr. Arihant Jain, Advocate and Mr. Kanish Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. R.S. Longia, Advocate, for the respondents.

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)

Challenging the adverse remarks recorded in the Annual/Part Performance Assessment Report (APAR) for the year commencing from 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2015, communicated vide letter dated 08.07.2015 (Annexure P-2), the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. A further prayer has been made for promoting the petitioner

2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner joined Border Security Force as a Clerk on 23.03.2011 and that based on the performance of the petitioner, he was graded as "Very Good" (2011-12; 2012-13; and 2013-14) in the APARs. He submits that during the Annual/Part Performance Report (APAR) for the period from 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2015, the Reporting Officer graded the petitioner as "Very Good" and recorded as under:-

"A royal, loyal, sincere hard worker HC