Appointment not to be denied because of suppression of material facts when the query of the employer is vague: SC

Supreme Court in State of West Bengal &Ors. vs. Mitul Kumar Jana [Civil Appeal No. 8510 of 2011] re-iterated the settled principle of law that for determining suppression or false information, the attestation/verification form has to be specific and not vague. The Court stated that only such information which was required to be specifically mentioned has to be disclosed and if information not asked for but is relevant comes to knowledge of the employer, the same can be considered in an objective manner while addressing the question of fitness. However, in such cases, action cannot be taken on basis of suppression or submitting false information as to a fact which was not even asked for.

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