Pawan N. Chandra vs Rajasthan High Court & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the adverse remarks recorded in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of the appellant for the year 1996 were unjustified, primarily based on complaints from two accused whose bail applications were rejected by the appellant. The Court emphasized that the appellant's overall service record from 1982 to 1995 and 1997 onwards was largely positive, with no prior adverse remarks regarding integrity. The High Court's refusal to expunge the remarks was deemed erroneous, leading to the expungement of the adverse remarks from the ACR for 1996.