HC dismisses plea of job applicant who hid case info

HC dismisses plea of job applicant who hid case info

K.Kaushik@timesgroup.com

Madurai:16.11.2020

Verification of character and antecedents is of paramount importance for police services, the Madras high court has observed while dismissing the plea moved by a candidate seeking appointment in Tamil Nadu Special Police Youth Brigade (TSPYB) on the ground that he had suppressed the fact that a criminal case was registered against him.

Petitioner Loordhu Packiyam had cleared the written examination and subsequently participated in certificate verification and physical endurance test for appointment to the post of TSPYB in 2014. When his antecedents were verified by the police, they found that a criminal case was registered against him and he was subsequently acquitted on the basis of a compromise.

Hence the rejection order was passed for suppressing this, which Packiyam challenged before the HC Madurai bench in 2014. Justice S M Subramaniam observed that the petitioner stated in his application that no criminal case was ever registered against him whereas there were columns in the applications to state even if a criminal case was registered on an earlier occasion. Thus, it was unambiguous that petitioner has suppressed the fact regarding the criminal case, said the judge. Referring to an earlier order of the court in 2019, the judge observed that he is not entitled to relief.

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Madurai:

Observing that law presumes innocence unless allegations are established or proved against the people who are charged, Madras high court granted bail to two people arrested in connection with a murder case in Madurai district. The court was hearing the bail petitions filed by Kannayiramoorthy alias Kannayiram and Vigneswaran who were arrested by the South Gate police on August 22, on charges of murdering a man due to family dispute. Justice S M Subramaniam observed that the seriousness of the allegations or the availability of the materials are not the only consideration for declining bail. There are various other factors, which can be considered for granting bail and bail cannot be rejected in a routine manner. TNN