#Acquittal and Employment

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that acquittal extinguishes any presumption of guilt, making mechanical disqualification from police recruitment for non-disclosure of such cases unconstitutional. This sets a critical precedent for fair character verification in public employment, protecting candidates from punitive assumptions based on legally closed proceedings.

Telangana High Court holds that deliberate non-compliance with a judicial order directing appointment of an acquitted candidate constitutes contempt under Sections 10-12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The court imposed two-month imprisonment and a fine on the recruitment board, emphasizing that judicial orders granting consequential benefits are binding on executive authorities and non-compliance undermines constitutional mandates.