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Case Name : State Of West Bengal & Ors. Vs. Nazrul Islam (Supreme Court of India)
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State Of West Bengal & Ors. Vs. Nazrul Islam (Supreme Court of India)- A person facing criminal cases cannot be considered suitable for appointment in government service unless acquitted of the charges, the Supreme Court has held. Quashing the appointment of constable SK Nazrul Islam, the apex court said, “Surely, the authorities entrusted with the responsibility of appointing constables were under duty to verify the antecedents of a candidate to find out whether he is suitable for the post of constable.”
“And so long as the candidate has not been acquitted in the crimin...
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there should be appeal against order of supreme court to another bench,as we know in our country some times persons got involved in false cases by political persons
In the first place, the candidature of a person for recruitment into police against whom an FIR is registered ought to be rejected outright. It certainly doesn’t serve the public cause well if the authorities are going to recruit in police forces shady characters whose job would be to book law breakers. Don’t tell us that in a country of a billion and quarter people there is such inhuman dearth of decent souls that the authorities have to make do with admitting criminals in our police forces? It beats a layman’s comprehension how a policeman against whom a criminal case was pending at the time of his recruitment be allowed to continue in service till finally convicted after exhausting all avenues of legal appeal — which may take a lifetime, knowing how are legal system works. The scale of justice should evenly weigh without tilting in favour or against an accused. One feels sorry to note that in our country it pays to be a criminal and safe enough to be one at the cost of law abiding citizens. One is glad to learn that the SC corrected the glaring deficiency in application of mind by the High Court judge.
Will this SC decision enable keeping away candidates with criminal records (pending decisions of the concerned courts) from contesting elections …???
Will it not be desirable for the EC to ensure its implementation with immediate effect…?