Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab Police Rules | Single Adverse ACR on Integrity Justifies Compulsory Retirement Despite Judicial Exoneration : PHHC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that even a single adverse Annual Confidential Report (ACR) on integrity, despite judicial exoneration, is sufficient to uphold compulsory retirement under Rule 9.18(1)(c) of Punjab Police Rules, 1934. The court emphasized that institutional trust and administrative discretion override an otherwise unblemished service record, setting a precedent for employment disputes involving integrity concerns.