Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court common order (05-02-2025, Abhinand Kumar Shavili J. and Tirumala Devi Eada J.) in W.P.Nos.7649, 20435 and 21180 of 2004 and 98 of 2005: police authorities challenged Tribunal orders directing appointment and training of STCPC candidates whose provisional selection was cancelled due to involvement in criminal cases and alleged suppression. Held: no positive mandamus could issue for such appointment; candidates' cases must be considered per paragraph 30 guidelines of Avtar Singh v. Union of India, (2016) 8 SCC 471; Tribunal orders dated 18.12.2003 and 19.12.2003 (O.A.Nos.9040/1998, 3502, 3390, 3387 of 2003) set aside; reconsideration directed; writ petitions disposed of without costs. Keywords: service law, antecedent verification, concealment of criminal cases, positive mandamus, STCPC, APSP, certiorari.
What did the court decide?
Impugned Tribunal orders dated 18.12.2003 and 19.12.2003 set aside; petitioners directed to examine the respondents' cases in terms of the guidelines in Avtar Singh v. Union of India; all writ petitions disposed of with no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.