PAWAN N. CHANDRA vs RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT .

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. The Court emphasized that the appellant's service record was largely positive, with no prior adverse remarks about his integrity, and that the High Court erred in relying on expunged remarks to question his overall performance. Consequently, the Court directed the expunging of the adverse remarks and granted the appellant all consequential benefits.