SWATANTAR SINGH versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

SWATANTAR SINGH versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

Adverse entries based on reputation and lack of specific instances are not necessarily vague or invalid; repeated representations need not be entertained and rejection thereof is not arbitrary or illegal.

Parties
Petitioner: Swatantar Singh; Respondents: State of Haryana and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
03 March 1997
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (c) / Supreme Court Order on SLP Against High Court Dismissal
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Annual Confidential Report, Adverse Entries, Police Service, Honesty and Reliability, Procedure for Representations
Service Law Annual Confidential Report Adverse Entries Police Service Honesty and Reliability Procedure for Representations

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Parties

Swatantar Singh

Petitioner

State of Haryana and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (c) / Supreme Court Order on SLP Against High Court Dismissal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether adverse entries in Annual Confidential Report lacking specific particulars are vague and invalid
  2. 2 Whether rejection of repeated representation against adverse entries is arbitrary or illegal

Ratio Decidendi

Adverse entries based on reputation and lack of specific instances are not necessarily vague or invalid; repeated representations need not be entertained and rejection thereof is not arbitrary or illegal.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • The special leave petition does not warrant interference. It is accordingly dismissed.