higher grade in the employees service and (b) in case the Reviewing / Accepting Authority has down graded the grading given by the Reporting Authority ... ratio that any grading which has adverse civil consequences for an employee should be considered as adverse remark/grading. If the grading given
into account the fact that the adverse remarks and the below benchmark gradings in the ACRs of the applicant were never communicated ... ACRs were not properly followed. The adverse remarks and below benchmark gradings in the ACRs were never communicated to the him. It is stated that
from the year 1984 to 1991, respondents have allowed the below benchmark grading to continue in his ACRs. His further submission is that by grading ... during the said period, they are not expected to give below benchmark grading to the applicant. The applicant submitted that his Efficiency Bar was cleared
Delhi
Dated the 13th April, 2010
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Below Benchmark gradings in ACRs prior to
the reporting period 2008-09 and objective
consideration ... authority does not give specific reasons
for upgrading the below benchmark ACR/APAR gradings at
par with the benchmark for next promotion.
3. All Ministries
officers who are graded as outstanding thereafter officers who are graded as very good and thereafter officers who are graded as good to the extent ... Grade-II which was the feeder grade for promotion to Superintendent (B/R) Grade-I. Thereafter, Superintendent Grade-I was the feeder grade for promotion
class I to
higher pay scale of class I posts, the
benchmark grade shall be "Very Good".
7(9). The Departmental Promotion/Screening ... herein above, the petitioner would have
achieved the benchmark, that means he was to be graded a
very good officer, naturally the petitioner was required
Good. However,
officers graded as Outstanding would rank an
block senior to those who are graded as Very good
and officers graded as very good ... which are in the level
of `3700-5000 and above, the benchmark grade
should be & very go od'. However, officers who
are graded
India & Ors : (2008) 8 SCC 725 observed
that the below benchmark grading in the ACRs, before they can be considered by
the DPC, would ... direct the Respondents to
communicate to the Applicants all the below benchmark gradings
in the ACRs, which were considered by the DPC. These would
passed in response to his
representation against the below benchmark gradings in his
ACRs, should his grievance still survives.
5. OA is disposed ... this case, where
for different periods, different officers have given below
benchmark gradings to the applicant."
8. From the above narration of facts
Direct respondents to reply against my pending representation pertaining to below benchmark grading in ACR of period 2005-06 and 2006-07.
(II) Direct respondent ... found that the grading given to him in the ACRs was below the benchmark, as a result of which, he has not been promoted
