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2. To give a brief overview of the dispute, it may be noted that the petitioner joined the CRPF as an Assistant Commandant on 18.11.2017 and was undergoing Basic Training with the 50th Batch of the Directly Appointed Gazetted Officers (DAGOs). The basic training comprised of a month-long Jungle training module, which consisted of fifteen days of Jungle Camp, seven days of Survival Module, and four days of Field Firing & Battle Inoculation Module. While undergoing the Jungle training module with her batch, and after attending four days of Jungle Camp training, the petitioner contracted chicken pox on 27.10.2018 and was admitted to the CRPF Academy hospital in Gurugram. The petitioner was declared fit to return to duty vide the Medical Certificate/Fitness to Return Duty Certificate dated 06.11.2018, issued by the Composite Hospital, New Delhi. Subsequent thereto, the petitioner requested the then Inspector General (IG), Academy to allow her to participate in the remaining two Modules, that is, the seven days Survival Module and the four days Field Firing and Battle Inoculation Module, which she successfully completed.

9. The petitioner was once again directed vide a Signal dated 16.08.2021 to undergo the Jungle Camp Training scheduled with effect from 11.09.2021 to 06.11.2021 with the 52nd Batch of DAGOs, for not having completed the Jungle Camp Training earlier.

10. The petitioner on 28.09.2021, took the DG's personal audience and requested him to grant her marks as per her performance in 4 days of the Jungle Camp, 7 days of Survival Camp, 4 days of Field Firing and Battle Inoculation as undertaken by her in the Jungle Training module of the Basic Training, and that her performance in CIAT Jungle Training Module be also taken into consideration.

Submissions of the Parties

17. The learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently submitted that the petitioner had missed the Basic Jungle Camp Training with her batch due to her contracting Chicken Pox. She re-joined the said Training after being declared fit and successfully completed the seven days of Survival Module and four days of Field Firing and Battle Inoculation Module. He submitted that the petitioner had also undergone an advanced and specialised Course, that also comprised of seven days of Jungle Training Module, whereby the petitioner had gained significantly more experience than she would have acquired in the Jungle Camp in her Basic Training and, therefore, redoing the entire Basic Jungle Training is illogical. He submitted that even otherwise, the petitioner has extensive experience in handling the responsibility of different areas while doing varied Operations.