Pawan S/O Vitthal Rathod v. the Registrar, (Administration), Honble Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur
Case brief
What is this about?
Termination of probationer Staff Car Driver (Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench establishment) for suppression of pendency of FIR Crime No.349 of 2024 (Sections 324, 294, 504, 506, 34 IPC, P.S. Pusad City) concealed in application form dated 01.07.2024 despite Clause 17 advertisement disclosure clause and signed Section 41(A)(1) CrPC intimation dated 28.05.2024; employer's prerogative and discretion to discontinue employee for suppression upheld as question of credibility and trustworthiness; reliance on Satish Chandra Yadav (2023) 7 SCC 536; Avtar Singh (2016) 8 SCC 471, Sandeep Kumar (2011) 4 SCC 644 and Buddheshwar [2023 SCC Online Bom 963] considered; no straitjacket formula; writ petition dismissed, rule discharged, no costs.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner had complete knowledge of the registration of the offence and pendency of the criminal case at the time of filing/submission of his application for the post of Staff Car Driver.