GANGTOK, India, April 1 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on March 2:
[1] The Petitioner, Vikash hails from a village in Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh), and he is a matriculant. His family appears to be engaged in a small farm in his native village. Like any village youth, he was quite ambitious to enter public service. He applied for the post of Constable (Washerman) in the service of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), an armed force of the Union Government. This application was in the year 2020. At that time, he was only twenty-one (21) years old. He was selected in the vacancy of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. The appointment order shows that the appointment was purely temporary but likely to continue. His probation was for a period of two (02) years from the date of appointment. He was offered an appointment in the State of Sikkim. Accordingly, he reported and joined duty as a Constable (Washerman) at 36th Bn SSB, Geyzing on 05.03.2024.
[2] The Petitioner approached this Court, challenging the order passed by the official Respondent on 17.08.2024 terminating his service. He had been terminated with effect from 17.08.2024 for the reason that he had suppressed involvement in two crimes while submitting declaration in the SSB recruitment form and also while giving undertaking at the time of joining SSB as a Constable.
[3] There is hardly any dispute about the fact that the Petitioner was involved in two crimes and those crimes were not disclosed while submitting application for recruitment and submitting response to verification at the time of joining.
*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/hg_orders/201100000492025_5.pdf)
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