https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311951 Suppression of a pending criminal case in an attestation form was treated as a material false declaration because disclosure is required to assess character, antecedents, and suitability for public employment. The fact that the criminal case was later withdrawn did not cure the falsity of the answer given on the date of the form. On that basis, the employer was entitled under the appointment conditions to treat the suppression as serious misconduct warranting termination, and the termination was upheld while the High Court's interference was found to be erroneous. en-us Wed, 26 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:02:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311951 Suppression of a pending criminal case in an attestation form was treated as a material false declaration because disclosure is required to assess character, antecedents, and suitability for public employment. The fact that the criminal case was later withdrawn did not cure the falsity of the answer given on the date of the form. On that basis, the employer was entitled under the appointment conditions to treat the suppression as serious misconduct warranting termination, and the termination was upheld while the High Court's interference was found to be erroneous. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311951