Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 837 · Decided 20 September 2023
The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others v. Bhupendra Yadav
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 837 · [2023] 14 S.C.R. 438
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5984/2023
- Decided
- 20 September 2023
- Bench
- HIMA KOHLI, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 341, 11(D), 12, 354(D), 323, 34; POCSO Act Section 11(D), 12, 7, 8, 11(d)
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Whether the appellants have erred in rejecting the candidature of the respondent to the post of Constable, despite the latter having truthfully disclosed in his affi davit the fact that he had faced trial in a criminal case which had resulted Service Law - Rejection of candidature by the departmental authorities on basis of moral turpitude - Propriety: Held: An employer has the discretion to terminate or condone an omission in the disclosure made by a candidate - While doing so, the employer must act with
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