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TMI Blog2015 (8) TMI 1221X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 7 and 1998-1999, wherein the appellant was assessed as "good". In the absence of the aforesaid entries, it is apparent, that the remaining entries of the appellant being "very good", he would be entitled to be considered fit for the promotion, to the post of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, on the basis of the then prevailing DoPT guidelines, and the remaining valid Annual Confidential Reports. - respondents ought to be directed to reconsider the claim of promotion of the appellant, to the post of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, for the vacancies which arose during the years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 on the basis of the communicated reports for the years 1997-1998 and 1999-2000, within a period of three month - Decided in favour of Appella ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1999-2000). On account of the fact, that the appellant did not satisfy the benchmark stipulated in the DoPT guidelines, he was not considered fit for promotion, to the post of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax. 3. The appellant raised a challenge against the action of the respondents/authorities, in superseding his claim for promotion to the post of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, by filing O.A. No.290 of 2001, before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Calcutta Bench, on the ground that uncommunicated Annual Confidential Reports could not be taken into consideration, to defeat his claim for promotion. The pointed contention of the respondent, in this behalf was, that all the three Annual Confidential Reports in which he had been grad ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he prayer made by the Union Public Service Commission as well as the Union of India while disposing of W.P.C.T. No.772 of 2002 and W.P.C.T. No.803 of 2002, vide its order dated 20.12.2002. Dissatisfied with the above order, the appellant-Prabhu Dayal Khandelwal has approached this Court, through the instant civil appeals. 5. In so far as the issue of non-consideration of the claim of the appellant is concerned, we are satisfied that the proposition of law relevant for the controversy in hand, was declared upon by this Court in Abhijit Ghosh Dastidar v. Union of India and others, (2009) 16 SCC 146, wherein a three-Judge Division Bench of this Court, held as under:- 7. It is not in dispute that CAT, Patna Bench passed an order recomme ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 6, wherein another three-Judge Division Bench of this Court, has concluded as under:- 8. In our opinion, the view taken in Dev Dutt that every entry in ACR of a public servant must be communicated to him/her within a reasonable period is legally sound and helps in achieving threefold objectives. First, the communication of every entry in the ACR to a public servant helps him/her to work harder and achieve more that helps him in improving his work and give better results. Second and equally important, on being made aware of the entry in the ACR, the public servant may feel dissatisfied with the same. Communication of the entry enables him/her to make representation for upgradation of the remarks entered in the ACR. Third, communication ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... onfidential Reports. 9. In the above view of the matter, we are satisfied, that the respondents ought to be directed to reconsider the claim of promotion of the appellant, to the post of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, for the vacancies which arose during the years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 on the basis of the communicated reports for the years 1997-1998 and 1999-2000, within a period of three months from today. Ordered accordingly. 10. In case the appellant is found to be entitled for promotion to the post of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, he shall be promoted to the said post, with effect from the date of his entitlement. In such an eventuality, he shall also be entitled to all arrears of salary, as would have been payable to him ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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