Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 12 of Probation of Offenders Act Not a Shield Against Dismissal on Conviction | Public Service : SC
Conviction can justify termination of a government employee even when Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act is invoked. The Supreme Court also awarded Rs 5 lakh compensation for the earlier illegal discharge, underscoring that Section 12 offers no protection against service termination.