It requires to be stated, at this stage, that the records show the performance of all officers including that of the respondent was rated very good.
In August, 1974 he was promoted to Junior Administrative Grade of the ITS pursuant to the selections made on All India basis by a duly companystituted DPC under the Chairmanship of a Member of UPSC.
The Annual Confidential Report dossiers of 104 officers of Junior Administrative Grade Service were forwarded along with the requisition on an assessment made by the DPC.
The Committee prepared year wise select panels as also companysolidated panel for officiating Promotion to the Senior Administrative Grade Level II of the ITS Group A. The Committee recommended 5 officers for empanelment for the year 1984, 24 officers for the year 1985 and 30 officers for the year 1986.
Accordingly, the Minister for Communication returned the select panel along with the ACR dossiers of all the 59 officers.
The ACC on a perusal of the records directed by its companymunication dated 14.1.86 that the panel should be returned to the UPSC for a more rigorous review.
Thereafter he was promoted to the rank of Divisional Engineer Telegraph in September, 1966.
