#APAR grading

The Central Administrative Tribunal ruled that outstanding Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) and subsequent promotions negate earlier adverse entries, invalidating premature retirement under FR 56(j). The officer must be reinstated with full back wages and benefits, setting a precedent for fair assessment of service records in compulsory retirement cases.

CAT Ernakulam rules that denying the 2nd Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) upgradation based on Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) grading outside the preceding five-year period is unlawful. The tribunal directed the grant of benefits with arrears, emphasizing procedural fairness in service law.