JUDGMENT

S.Abdul Nazeer, J.

Leave granted.

2. The appellant was appointed as sub Judge on 14.1.1975. He was inducted as a member of the Higher Judicial Service on 19.4.1995. He was granted selection grade on 20.11.2003. He was conveyed with the adverse entry in his Annual Confidential Report for the year 2003-2004 on 30.10.2004. He sought a clarification from the Registrar (Vigilance) as to whether the aforesaid remarks were advisory or adverse in nature. The respondent vide letter dated 1.12.2004 conveyed that the remark in column No.13 against him was `adverse' whereas the remark in column No.14 was `advisory' in nature. After prolonged correspondence, the respondent conveyed to the appellant vide letter dated 5.3.2005 that upon consideration of the entire matter, the Full Court felt that the adverse entry in column No.13 was not specifically relatable to any particular record nor it had any specific genesis of particular record of his service.

3. As per the gradation list of Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service as it stood on 1.1.2005, the date of retirement of the appellant was shown as 31.7.2007 on which date he completed the age of 60 years as provided under Rule 14 of the Himachal