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Civil service-- ---Adverse remarks-- Expunction of adverse remarks--Adverse remarks given to appellant by Reporting Officer were expunged by competent authority except adverse remark about his integrity--Reporting Officer observed that it was his personal knowledge that appellant had amassed wealth in form of movable as well as immovable property--Reporting Officer however, did not initiate regular inquiry into the conduct of appellant, which was incumbent upon him as his superior to prove once for all that he was a person of doubtful integrity, so that matter could become clear and appellant could have a chance to defend himself-- Facts of case revealed that- during entire period appellant had been working as a Design Officer and had not been dealing with public and had no monetary power and during this period his integrity could not be questioned--Failure of Reporting Officer to take such it step in the matter factually made his observation vague and without justification--Adverse remarks expunged in circumstances. Masud Ahmad Riaz for Appellant. A.G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondent. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN).--Zubair Ahmad, Executive Engineer/Deputy Director, Planning and Design Directorate (South), Highway Department, Lahore, has filed this appeal a/s 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded the Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Communication and Works Department, Lahore, as respondent. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned adverse remarks may be expunged and the orders dated 31-1-1985 and subsequent letter dated 14-5-1985, in so far it rejects the appellant's representation about the adverse remarks regarding `integrity' be set aside. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant vide letter dated 31-1-1985 was conveyed adverse remarks for the period 1-1-1982 to 16-7-1982. In part III (Integrity) of the ACR he was considered `Below Average' both in (a) General and (b) Intellectual." Similarly in the same Part III(Integrity) 4- Acceptance of responsibility was considered below average. It was observed in part IV(8) 6-(b) Quality was considered below average. In part V he…

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