In Brief
A candidate for police constable appointment was acquitted in a criminal case (Sections 392 and 411, IPC) but the Screening Committee rejected his appointment as unfit. The Division Bench of the High Court allowed his writ petition, but the Supreme Court reversed this, holding that an employer may consider all relevant facts—including conduct during pending criminal proceedings and hostile witnesses—when assessing fitness for public service, regardless of acquittal based on doubt or technical grounds. The Court restored the Single Judge's judgment supporting the Screening Committee's decision.
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