#ACR Evaluation

Chhattisgarh High Court holds that failure to communicate adverse Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) deprives employees of the right to representation, vitiating administrative fairness. The court directed authorities to allow the petitioner to seek upgradation of 'Poor' ratings within 30 days, with a decision mandated within 90 days.

The Supreme Court ruled that systemic bias in Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) grading and unequal career opportunities rendered the denial of Permanent Commission (PC) to women officers unconstitutional under Article 14. The Court directed pension benefits for released officers, emphasizing that merit-based denials cannot stand where structural discrimination is proven.

Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that an employee cannot be penalized for missing Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) due to departmental error. The court held that promotion criteria must be applied fairly, and omissions in ACR records cannot deprive eligible employees of career advancement under the Promotion Rules, 2002.