( 1 ) CHALLENGE in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution is to the validity of the order dated 22/04/1998 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal bench, Delhi (for short the Tribunal ) in O. A. No. 1564/97 on a petition filed by the petitioner for quashing some adverse entries made in his Annual Confidential Report (for short "the ACR") For the year 1995-96.

( 2 ) THE petitioner was appointed as Head Constable (Ministerial) on 2/06/1976. On 17/02/1986, the petitioner was, duly promoted to the post of Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial ). His earlier ACRs for the period from 2/06/1976 to 1994-95 have been excellent wherein he has mostly been given b grading with an occasional a . However, respondent No. 3, who was the Reporting Offiper,made some adverse entries in the petitioner s ACR for the year 1995-96 and these entries were also endorsed by the DCP (respondent No. 3 ). These adverese entries were communicated to the petitioner on 3/07/1996. The petitioner filed representation for their expunction, which waft rejected on 30/07/1996. Aggrieved thereby the petitioner filed OA No. 1564/97 before the tribunal for quashing t