201 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision: 15.12.2025 Raj Kumar Sharma ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Ms. Shreya Mangla, Advocate for Mr. Manish Soni, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Ravi Partap Singh, DAG, Haryana.

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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles

226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of:-

(i) Remarks recorded in his Annual Confidential Report (ACR for the period from 01.04.2023 to 09.10.2023;

(ii) Notice dated 30.09.2024 (Annexure P-13); and (iii) Order dated 14.10.2024 whereby he has been ordered to retire w.e.f. 10.01.2025.

2. The petitioner joined Haryana Police Force as Constable on 01.10.1989. He was promoted from time to time. He was adorned with Own Rank Promotion (ORP) to the post of Sub Inspector. Crime Branch, Gurugram while investigating FIR No.2313 dated 02.10.2023 arrested 7 persons including Atul Khatana. Incharge of Crime Branch vide report dated 07.10.2023 intimated DCP Crime that Atul Khatana has disclosed that in 2020 truck of Sandeep alias Bandar was apprehended by C