Chambers of Ishaan Garg
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In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court, presided over by Justice J.J. Munir, addressed the issue of rejecting public employment to candidates based on criminal antecedents arising from family disputes. The case, Baba Singh vs. State of U.P. and Others (Writ – A No. 12055 of 2024), revolves around the cancellation of the selection of the petitioner, Baba Singh, for the post of Assistant Boring Technician in the Department of Minor Irrigation.
Furthermore, the court remarked that the refusal of a character certificate should not be done mechanically or without due consideration of the circumstances. The District Magistrate was criticized for not sensitively handling the matter and was directed to provide a rationale for not issuing the character certificate. The court stated, , “A character certificate too is not to be mechanically and blindly refused. The District Magistrate…ought to have sensitively dealt with the matter.”
