Supreme Court of India

IN RE: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE versus

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1449
Bench B.R. Gavai and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 21 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the G.O. dated 29th June 2024 is totally in violation of the specific directions issued by this Court vide its orders dated 22nd September 2000 in the present proceedings (Santosh Bharti case) and 19th April 2024.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as to whether the officers in the Indian Administrative Service-IAS would be a “reporting authority”, “reviewing authority” and “accepting authority” of the officers working in the Indian Forest Service-IFS. Headnotes† Service law – Performance Appraisal Report – Writing Performance Appraisal Report of the officers belonging to the Indian Forest Service-IFS by the officers in the Indian Administrative Service-IAS – Propriety: Held: For writing Annual Confidential Reports-ACRs, in relation to officers up to the rank of Additional Principal Chief Conservator

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