JAGDISH CHANDER Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Through the instant writ petition, the petitioner desires to impugn the order dated 20.12.2000 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal) in Original Application No.211-CH of 2000, which dismissed a challenge at the hands of the petitioner for setting aside the Annual Confidential Report recorded against him by respondent No.5 Dr. R.M. Joshi, for the year 1998-99. As such, the aforesaid adverse report is also implicitly subject matter of challenge.

(2.) Besides the instant Annual Confidential Report for the year 1998-99, the petitioner had challenged four other reports recorded by Dr. R.M. Joshi, before the Tribunal. Briefly, the reports challenged and the orders passed are narrated hereunder:

(3.) The aforesaid original application was allowed by the Tribunal on 20.4.2004. Consequently, the adverse remarks recorded for the year 2001- 02, were expunged by the official respondents, by an order dated 18.6.2004 (Annexure P-25). The order dated 20.4.2004 passed by the Tribunal also attained finality as the same was not challenged by any of the respondents.