Criminal Case against Selected Candidate for a Govt Job : Can Employer Refuse to appoint such candidate ? HC Grants Relief to Candidate

Criminal Case against Selected Candidate for a Govt Job : Can Employer Refuse to appoint such candidate ? HC Grants Relief to Candidate

In this case, the candidate was having criminal cases pending against him and employer cancelled the candidature. Allowing the petition of candidate, it was held that a person is in our criminal jurisprudence, is presumed to be innocent unless proved guilty beyond all reasonable doubt. Until and unless the petitioner is convicted in the criminal proceedings initiated against him, he cannot be denied appointment.

Prakash v. Union of India [2017] GCtR 6560 (Delhi)