Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision in Judicial Appointment Case Involving Antecedents Verification. The Court affirmed that acquittals based on compromise for compoundable offences and false cases do not necessarily disqualify a candidate under Avtar Singh v. Union of India guidelines, especially considering Scheduled Caste status and non-serious nature of offences.
16 Sep 2021The dispute arose from the Rajasthan High Court's decision to reject the appointment of the first respondent, Akashdeep Morya, to the Civil Judge (Jun...
