Appointment Cannot Be Denied Solely Due to Conviction under Section 498A IPC Following Mutual Consent Divorce; Probation of Offenders Act Considered: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the intra-court appeal filed by Union of India and Airports Authority of India and upheld the judgment directing appointment of Rajesh to the post of Junior Executive (Common Cadre). The Court held that a person released on probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 cannot suffer disqualification attached to conviction due to the protection granted under Section 12 of the…