The Allahabad High Court has stated that a person cannot be denied a government job just because of a minor pending criminal case. This is especially true if the person has honestly told about the case during the selection process. The court also said that domestic disputes with general allegations should not automatically make a person unfit for a government job.
This decision came during the hearing of a petition filed by Rakesh Kumar Verma. He had successfully passed the selection process for the post of Junior Assistant conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission. He was also found medically fit and met all the requirements. However, his appointment was halted due to a pending criminal case.
The case against him included charges under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, and 506 of the IPC, along with Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner’s lawyer argued that the FIR had general allegations about dowry demands against all family members. There was no specific role mentioned for Verma in the case.
The petitioner also said that although the offences were serious in law, they were not so severe that they should stop him from getting a government job or performing his duties as a Junior Assistant. Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar of the Lucknow bench of the High Court observed that the case appeared to be related to a domestic dispute. The court said that such matters do not always reflect a person’s character or ability to do a government job.
The court stated that the allegations were minor and came from a domestic issue. They were not related to the duties of the job. The court also noted that the candidate had already disclosed the case. There was no attempt to hide anything. Therefore, just having a pending case related to a domestic dispute should not be a reason to deny a job.
Finally, the court allowed the petition and directed that the candidate’s appointment should not be stopped because of this case.
On the contrary, 20 candidates have been denied jobs in public sector banks due to low CIBIL score. Banks have imposed a condition for recruitment that only those candidates will be hired who have good CIBIL score. The highest number of cancellations was reported in State Bank of India (11 cases).
Number of Candidates rejected Bank Wise is as below
- Bank of Baroda – 2 candidates
- Bank of India – 0 candidates
- Bank of Maharashtra – 0 candidates
- Canara Bank – 0 candidates
- Central Bank of India – 2 candidates
- Indian Overseas Bank – 0 candidates
- Indian Bank – 0 candidates
- Punjab & Sind Bank – 0 candidates
- Punjab National Bank – 4 candidates
- State Bank of India – 11 candidates
- UCO Bank – 0 candidates
- Union Bank of India – 1 candidate
This has raised a lot of questions on the Banks and the recruitment process. If a poor candidate has low CIBIL score due to financial issues, can’t he get a job in a bank?
