‘Suppression of criminal antecedents & failure to disclose pending FIRs has significant consequences’: Orissa HC upholds cancellation of candidature for Junior Overman post
“The role of a writ court to interfere with the discretionary power of the appointing authority is necessarily limited. This discretion, however, must be exercised judiciously, with due regard to the principles of fairness, proportionality, and the objectives of public service. The authority retains the prerogative to evaluate a candidate’s fitness/ including instances of prior criminal antecedents or suppression of information.”