India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. and Ors. v. Balram Jaiswal
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-communication of ACRs/APARs; review of old ACRs after long passage of time; ignoring ACRs where reporting/reviewing/accepting officers unavailable (Abhijit Ghosh Dastidar); upgradation of ACR grading 'Good' to 'Very Good'/'Outstanding'; Review DPC; consideration for promotion to next higher level; notional versus monetary benefits; Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench; India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. v. Vikash Kumar Anand & Ors.; W.P.(C) 16165/2023 & connected matters; Delhi High Court; service law.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions and pending applications disposed of with modification of the Tribunal's directions: ACRs from 2011 onwards to be reviewed pursuant to the respondents' representations, unreviewable ACRs to be ignored, the exercise to be completed in eight weeks and the Review DPC with consequential orders in twelve weeks; the upgradation direction not pressed and the impugned direction modified to that extent.