# period under report

- **Citation:** C.L. No. 34
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1975-10-17
- **Case number:** C.L. No. 34
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/period-under-report-161943
- **Pages:** 4

## Text

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Courts and Offices
existing
in
the
Judgeship
during
the
year
or
the
period under report
Name of Courts and
offices inspected by
the District Judge,
with
dates
of
inspections.

Name of Courts and offices
inspected by the Additional
District Judges as authorised
by the District Judge, with
dates of inspections.
Remarks,
if any

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2
3
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(ii) Annual remarks
G.L. No. 2/2(a)-4 dated 30th January, 1942 as modified and amended by
G.L. Nos. 5 and 68 of 1950 and 23 of 1951 read with
C.L. No. 34 dated 4th April, 1959
C.L. No. 11 dated 21st March, 1967 and
C.L. No. C-32 dated 24th March, 1969
Annual confidential remarks concerning the work and reputation of each judicial
officer who worked in the judgeship during the previous year, should cover the period
from April 1, to March 31, and be submitted in the prescribed form in duplicate so as to
reach the Court positively by second week of April.
C.L. No. C-30/77 dated 13th February, 1977
The year for the purpose of annual remarks is changed to June May w.e.f. the year
1976-77.
C.L. No. C-163/77-IV-f-45 dated 16th February, 1977
Revokes the aforesaid circular, and reverts back to previous practice namely that
the financial year (from the first day of April to the 31st day of March of the following
year) shall be the year for the purposes of recording annual remarks, as also for the
statement of out-turn and inspections of court and offices. It applies to the year 1977-78,
and onwards.
C.L. No. C-132/75 dated 17th October, 1975
In supersession of the instructions to the contrary contained in previous
General/Circular letters, the following revised form is prescribed for recording annual
confidential remarks on the work and conduct of Judicial Officers :-
Annual Confidential Remarks
Year................
Name of Officer.
Length of service.
Posts held during the year.
1.
Remarks by the District Judge regarding:
(a)
Integrity
of
the
officer
-
whether
beyond
doubt,
doubtful
or positively lacking.
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(b)
If he is fair and impartial in dealing with the public and bar.
(c)
If he is cool-minded and does not lose temper in court.
(d)
His private character, if such as to lower him in the estimation of the
public and adversely affects the discharge of his official duties.
(e)
Control over the file in the matter of.
(i)
Proper fixation of cause list;
(ii)
Avoidance of unnecessary adjournments;
(iii)
Disposal of old cases;
(iv)
Progress and disposal of execution cases;
(v)
Interim orders, injunctions being granted, refused or retained for
sufficient reasons;
(vi)
cases being remanded on substantial grounds.
(f)
Whether judgments on facts and law are on the whole sound, wellreasoned and expressed in good language.
(g)
Whether disposal of work is adequate (Give percentage and reasons for
short disposal, if any).
(h)
Control over the office and administrative capacity and tact.
(i)
Relations with members of the Bar (Mention incidents, if any).
(j)
Behaviour in relation to brother Officers (Mention incidents, if any).
(k)
Whether the officer has made regular inspections of his court and the
offices in his charge during the year and whether such inspections were
full and effective.
(l)
His punctuality in sitting in the court.
(m)
Whether amenable to advice of District Judge and other superior Officers.
2.
Overall assessment of the merit of the officer, outstanding, very good, good,
fair, poor.
3.
Other remarks, if any.
C.L.NO.C-2 /2003 dated. Allahabad. 27th January, 2003
With reference to the Court‟s C.L.No. C- 132/75 dated October 17, 1975, I am
directed to say that the Court has been pleased to change in Column No.2 of the
prescribed proforma attached therewith regarding recording Annual Confidential
Remarks of the Judicial Officers as under:-
"Out standing",
"Very Good";
"Good";
"Average"; and
"Poor".
I am, therefore to send herewith a revised prescribed proforma and to request that
this proforma may kindly be used by you for the purpose henceforward.
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Annual Confidential Remarks
Year................
Name of the Officer
:
Length of Service
:
Post held during the Year
:
(1) Remarks by the District Judge regarding
:

(a) Integrity of the Officer whether beyond doubt, doubtful or positively
lacking.
:

(b) If he is fair and impartial in dealing with the public and Bar?
:

(c) If he is cool minded and does not loose temper In court?
:

(d) His private character if such as to lower him in the estimation of the
public and adversely effects the discharge of his official duties?
:

(e) Control over the files in the matter of
:

(i) Proper fixation of cause list
:

(ii) Avoidence of unnecessary adjournments.
:

(iii) Disposal of old cases.
:

(iv) Progress and disposal of execution cases.
:

(v) Whether interim orders, injunctions granted, refused or retained for
sufficient reasons?
:

(vi) Are cases remanded on substantial grounds?
:

(f) Whether Judgments on facts and law are on the whole sound, well-
reasoned and expressed in good language?
:

(g) Whether disposal of work
is adequate? (Give percentage and
reasons for short disposal, if any).
:

(h) Control over the office and administrative capacity and tact.
:

(i) Relations with members of the bar (mention incidents, if any)
:

(j) Behaviour in relation to brother Officers (mention, Incidents, if any)
:

(k) Whether the officer has made regular Inspections of his court and
offices in his charge and whether such Inspections were full and
effective?
:

(l) His punctuality in sitting in court.
:

(m) Whether amenable to the advice of the District Judge and other superior
Officers?
:
(2) Over all assessment of the merit of the officer, (out standing, Very good, good,
Average, Poor).
:
(3) Other remarks, if any
:
District Judge
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C.L. No. 86 dated 19th September, 1957
The instructions with regard to the remarks to be given about the work and
reputation of Judicial Officers contained in G.O. No. CR-259/II-A-38-56, dated July 16,
1957, should be strictly complied with.
C.L. No. 17 dated 5th March, 1965
While furnishing figures about themselves and the subordinate Officers for annual
remarks the District Judges should thoroughly check them and ensure that only correct
figures are furnished to the Court.
C.L. No. C-54/71 dated 16th April, 1971
Annual remarks recorded by the District Judges should give a correct and full
picture of the work, conduct and reputation of the Officers. In case annual remarks do not
properly assess the work of the Officers, administrative lapse on the part of the District
Judge concerned would be presumed.
C.L. No. 42 dated 25th April, 1968
District Judges should send their annual remarks about the work and conduct of Judicial
Magistrates after obtaining the remarks of Chief Judicial Magistrates. Further, the annual
remarks about each individual Judicial Magistrate should be sent on separate sheets along
with the remarks of the Chief Judicial Magistrates.
C.L. No. C-32 dated 12th March, 1976
Annual remarks about the criminal work of Munsif Magistrates are to be given by
the Chief Judicial Magistrate who will submit them to the District Judge and the District
Judge will transmit them to the Court along with his annual remarks.
C.L. No. 45 dated 7th August, 1963
C.L. No. C-36/70, dated 31st March, 1970
C.L.No. C-5/73 dated 15th January, 1973 and
C.L. No. 40/74 dated 16th March, 1974
Annual remarks about all Officers who have worked for three months or more
should invariably be recorded and sent to the Court.
C.L. No. 17/78 dated 2nd February, 1978
In evaluating the Judicial work of an officer, the number of his judgments, orders
reversed or modified in appeal or revision will not be taken into account. The assessment
of Judicial work of an officer will be based on the quality of his judgment or orders and
not on the result of the appeals or revisions. Henceforth the work of an officer will be
assessed on the basis of quality of his judgments or orders and not on the basis of the
number of judgments or orders reversed or modified in appeal or revision.
C.L. No. C-60/81 dated 19th September, 1981
The District Judge, while inspecting the Courts of Additional District Judges &
Additional Sessions Judges and also while recording annual remarks in respect of
Additional District Judges and Additional Sessions Judges should examine some records