IN THIRUMULPAD v. UNION INDIA
Supreme Court of IndiaC.A. NO. 000202-000202 - 1995Bench: Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Augustine George Masih
The Court held that the performance appraisal reports (PARs) of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers up to the rank of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) must be written by their immediate superior officers within the Forest Department, as their "reporting authority" and "reviewing authority".