year
2008, the petitioner was superseded on account of the below
benchmark ACR grading for the year 2007, we direct that a
Review ... overall record do not align with the downgraded box-grading. Where
the box grading and pen-picture by higher authorities were at variance with
Administrative Officer Grade-II, Grade-I and that of Senior
Administrative Officer is stipulated to be 'Good'. The aforesaid
benchmark appears to have ... Swamy's
Handbook-2000 reads as under:-
"7. Benchmark, Grading and Preparation of Select List
Category of Bench- Grading to Preparation
officers mark
dated 23.08.2023, wherein representation
submitted by the petitioner against the below benchmark grading of assessment
year 2019-20, has not been considered and rejected
that ACR for the year 2008-09
containing below benchmark 'Good' grading was communicated
to the petitioner after a delay of 3-½ years ... benchmark grading in his ACR for the year 2008-09, could not be
verified from the officer who had graded him below benchmark
promotion without taking
note of un-communicated below benchmark grading for the relevant
period.
It is not in dispute that the subject report though ... good
but it has been treated as 'below benchmark' grading and has been relied
upon to deny promotion to respondent
Annexure P-6) whereby representation of the
petitioner against below benchmark grading and poor pen picture has
been declined by respondent
Annexure P-4) whereby representation of the petitioner against
below benchmark grading and poor pen picture
Annexure P-7) whereby representation of the
petitioner against below benchmark grading and poor pen picture has
been declined by respondent
opportunity to represent against the ACRs in which the
grading was below the benchmark level, but prior to
13.4.2010, there were no such instructions while ... said ACR is deemed to
have been graded as 'Good' keeping in view the grading earned by him in
the preceding the year
petitioner that his case for grant of Non-
Functional Selection Grade-Deputy Director (Selection Grade) in the Survey
of India, cannot be granted ... Memo
No. 22011/5/86/Estt.(o) dated 10.04.1989, the Benchmark for the grade of
promotion to the post in the scale
