ACR / APAR grading — RTI for own copy + representation

1. My ACR/APAR for last 5 years.
2. Representation disposal.
3. Cohort grading distribution (anonymised).
4. Reviewing-authority remarks.
5. Evaluator pattern.

To: The Public Information Officer, Reviewing / Accepting Authority
Subject: Application under §6 RTI Act 2005 — ACR/APAR copy

My ACR/APAR for FY [..]-[..] — please furnish (1) copy, (2) representation disposal, (3) cohort distribution, (4) reviewing remarks, (5) evaluator pattern.

Fee: Rs.10 by IPO/cash.

• Forgetting to invoke Dev Dutt v. UoI.
• Skipping representation if “good” — even good grading can be revised; RTI lets you track.

• Dev Dutt v. UoI (2008) 8 SCC 725 — “good” grading is adverse; must be communicated.
• Sukhdev Singh v. UoI (Del HC 2013) — representation framework.

• Pair with DoPT Master Circular.
• Unionise for cohort pattern.

• Q: No ACR communicated — valid promotion denial? No per Dev Dutt — challengeable.
• Q: Mid-year change of reporting officer? RTI for handover entry.

• DPC RTI
• Disciplinary RTI

1. DoPT ACR Rules 2011. Dev Dutt v. UoI (2008).

Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.