Dismissal of BMTC Bus Driver for Securing Job with Fake Educational Documents Upheld: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the dismissal of a BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) driver who had secured his appointment by producing a forged educational certificate, stating that such an act amounts to serious misconduct and renders the employee ineligible from the very beginning. The decision came in Writ Appeal No. 1222 of 2024, filed by Malurappa challenging his dismissal from service. Employee appointed using forged Transfer Certificate Malurappa…