1997 (3) TMI 603

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....e judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana. made on October 7, 1996 in CWP No.15698/96. The admitted facts are that while the petitioner was working as a Sub-Inspector of Police in Faridabad District in Gurgaon Range, adverse entries were made in his confidential report for the period from April 25, 1994 to March 31, 1995. The same came to be communicated to him by t....

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....uption and temptation."   The contention of Shri Rambir Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, is that the High Court has wrongly dismissed the writ petition in view of the settled legal position that if the adverse remarks impinge upon the career petitioner, the representation made to the higher authorities requires consideration and that rejection thereof must be supported by r....

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.... of a Government servant reflecting as accurately as possible his sagging inefficiency and incompetency. The defects and deficiencies brought home to the officer, are means to to the end of correcting himself and to show improvement towards excellence. The confidential report, therefore, would contain the assessment of the work, devotion to duty and integrity of the officer concerned. The aforesta....

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.... gain notoreity much faster than the smoke. Sometimes, there may not be concrete or material evidence to make it part of the record. It would, therefore, may be impracticable for the reporting officer of the competent controlling officer writhing the confidential report to give specific instances of shortfalls, supported by evidence, like the remarks made by the Superintendent of Police. More ofte....