HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** ****

Roshan Sharma ... Petitioner VS.

Union of India & Ors. ... Respondents ****

1. Judgment reserved on 19.11.2025 2. Judgment pronounced on 23.01.2026 3. Judgment uploaded on 23.01.2026

4. Whether operative or full judgment Full 5. Delay in pronouncement of full judgment and reasons, if any NA ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL ****

Present: Mr. Ravi Kant Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Himanshu Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Narender Kumar Vashisht, Sr.Panel Counsel, UOI ****

Sandeep Moudgil, J.

(1). The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, for issuing a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to expunge the adverse remarks and grading given to the petitioner in the Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) for the tenure 1^st April, 2022 to 31^st March, 2023 (Annexure P11) and for quashing the order dated 29.02.2024 (Annexure P19) passed by the respondents rejecting the petitioner’s representation. The petitioner has further prayed for a direction to convene a review DPC for the purpose of re-considering the petitioner’s case for promotion to the post