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(a) Civil service--- ---Annual Confidential Report---Adverse Remarks ---Expunction---Appellant, a Police Inspector, challenging adverse entry in his Annual Confidential Report for the period from July 1986 to December 1986 about his integrity which was reported to be controversial---Adverse entries were also recorded in Column of General Remarks---Appellant stated that a copy of full report containing adverse remarks was not supplied to him due to which he was handicapped in making a proper representation against said adverse remarks---Record showing that Authorities had not supplied a full copy of Confidential Report to appellant-- Failure of Authorities to supply a full copy of Report tantamounted to violation of principles of natural justice---Regarding integrity of appellant reported to be controversial, it had been admitted in unequivocal terms that no specific complaints of corruption were received against him and Authorities had failed to justify or substantiate adverse remarks against his integrity in any manner-- Appellant had been receiving positive remarks with regard to his integrity---No justification thus existed to maintain such vague remarks which were not supported by any material on record ---ACR dossier of appellant also showed that appellant had been depicted as dutiful, amenable to discipline, devoted to his job, an outstanding Police Officer and an all round excellent officer having a tight grip and professionally competent---Held, it was unbelievable that appellant who was never before rated as indisciplined throughout his career suddenly became indisciplined and it was not fair to assess a person as indisciplined on basis of a stray incident---Remarks about appellant to be highly indisciplined, were unfounded and uncalled for and deserved to be expunged---All the adverse remarks excepting a portion thereof were ordered to be expunged in circumstances. 1988 P L C (C.S.) 424 ref.      1988 P L C (C.S.) 431 and 1990 P L C (C.S.) 489 ref. (b) Words and phrases--- ----`Discipline'---Discipline like honesty is a trait which becomes part of one's character. Date of hearing: 22nd July, 1990.   JUDGMENT ABDUL…