Income Tax Dept Must Share Police Verification Report Used in Employee Dismissal: Calcutta HC

Parijat Pattanayak Vs Union of India & Ors. (Culcutta High Court) The petitioner was provisionally appointed as a Tax Assistant in the Income Tax Department in April 2014 on compassionate grounds following the death of his father in harness. His appointment was regularized in February 2016, and he continued discharging his duties. In December 2024, his services were terminated pursuant to a complaint lodged by his elder brother alleging that the petitioner had secured the appointment using fake and forged documents. A charge-sheet was framed, and he was dismissed from service. The petition...