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2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 4861

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
SHRI SUDHI RANJAN MISHRA, MEMBER (J), SHRI PRAMOD KUMAR DAS, MEMBER (A)
Sidharth Pradhan – Appellant
Versus
Union of India represented through the General Manager, South Eastern Railways – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Applicant: Mr. H.K.Dutta
For the Respondents: Mr. D.S. K.E.P Radhan

Table of Content
1. circumstances surrounding downgraded performance evaluations. (Para 1 , 2)
2. importance of justifying downgrades in performance assessments. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. procedural fairness and objectives in performance appraisals. (Para 12 , 13 , 14)
4. court ruling on the need for reasoned evaluations in administrative acts. (Para 15)

ORDER

SUDHI RANJAN MISHRA, MEMBER (J):

According to Ld. Counsel for the Applicant, the very object of writing the confidential reports and making entries in the character rolls is to give an opportunity to a public servant to improve performance. While writing confidential report adhering to objectivity, it is required that the performance is watched and evaluated by the Reporting Officer and Reviewing/Accepting Officer from time to time and advisory memos, warnings explanatory notes needs to be issued to the officer if performance slackens down and has not been achieved to the desired level as an effort to apprise the concerned to improve efficiency and, in the event, if the performance still is not improved, adverse remarks would be recorded. The remarks are to be communicated not only to give an opportunity to the officer to improve his perf

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