Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Deliberate Suppression of Pending Criminal Cases in Character Verification Justifies Discharge Without Further Inquiry | RPF Constable Recruitment : SC
The Supreme Court upheld the discharge of RPF constables who failed to disclose pending criminal cases during character verification, ruling that deliberate suppression of multiple cases constitutes suppressio veri warranting termination without further departmental inquiry. The decision reinforces that candidates for security-sensitive posts bear a heightened duty of candour, and non-disclosure of criminal antecedents - regardless of eventual acquittal - vitiates the appointment ab initio.