JUDGEMENT

Date : 25-06-2024 Heard Mr. K. N. Choudhury, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. M. D. Das and Mr. A. Das, learned counsels for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. Nath, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate for the respondent nos. 1 to 4.

2. By filing this petition, the petitioner challenges the manner in which a remark was entered into his Annual Confidential Report (ACR in short) for the year 2017-2018 which resulted in depriving him from his promotion to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS in short). The petitioner has also assailed the order dated 28.12.2021 by which the prayer for expunging the adverse remarks in his ACR has been rejected. He further assailed and alleged non- communication of full ACR including the overall grading and assessment of integrity to the petitioner.

3. Facts necessary for consideration of the grievance of the petitioner, in nutshell, are that the petitioner was inducted in the Assam Civil Service through the Assam Public Service Commission. He joined his service on 25.05.1992. He was promoted to the cadre of Senior Grade I vide order dated 31.12.2015 and posted as District Development Commissioner, Dhubri. The petitioner was tran