https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275647 Suppression of a prior criminal case in a character-verification affidavit can justify termination or refusal of appointment in public service, especially in a disciplined force. The affidavit required disclosure both of pending criminal cases and of matters that had gone to trial and ended in conviction, acquittal, discharge, or punishment. Here, an FIR had been registered and a closure report filed, but the applicant did not disclose the involvement when seeking verification. The concealment of a material fact affecting suitability was treated as sufficient to vitiate the appointment, and the eventual closure of the criminal case did not cure the suppression. en-us Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275647 Suppression of a prior criminal case in a character-verification affidavit can justify termination or refusal of appointment in public service, especially in a disciplined force. The affidavit required disclosure both of pending criminal cases and of matters that had gone to trial and ended in conviction, acquittal, discharge, or punishment. Here, an FIR had been registered and a closure report filed, but the applicant did not disclose the involvement when seeking verification. The concealment of a material fact affecting suitability was treated as sufficient to vitiate the appointment, and the eventual closure of the criminal case did not cure the suppression. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275647