Supreme Court of India

Joginder Singh v. Union Territory of Chandigarh & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 11 S.C.R. 155

Bench Dipak Misra and V. Gopala Gowda JJ.

Decided 11 November 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the alleged past s. 1993 Supp (3) sec.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Service Law - Appointment - To the post of Constable · - Denied on the ground that criminal case was initiated against the candidate - Claim for appointment - Held: The candidate was honourably acquitted by the criminal court and he had not concealed the fact of criminal case - Hence, his past conduct would not disqualify the candidate for appointment- Punjab Police Rules, 1934, Vol. II - r. 12. 18. Allowing the appeals, the Court HELD: 1. The acquittal of the appellant was an "honourable" acquittal in every sense and purpose. Therefore, the appellant should not have been deprived from being

Authorities it was built on

2012 The Deputy Inspector General of Police & Anr. v. S. Samuthiram cited by 11
2005 Secy. Deptt. of Home A.P. and Ors. v. B. Chinnam Naidu cited by 7
1996 Delhi Administration through its Chief Secretary and Ors. v. Sushil Kumar cited by 6
1993 Jagtar Singh v. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2021 Commissioner of Police v. Raj Kumar relied on
2021 The State of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Love Kush Meena referred to
2020 Anil Bhardwaj v. The Hon’ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. distinguished
2019 The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Bunty distinguished

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 distinguished · 1 referred to

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