Disqualification from Public Employment Ends Upon Release on Probation: Delhi High Court

In an important judgment, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that release on probation under Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 removes the disqualification attached to a conviction for the purpose of public employment, even though the conviction itself is not wiped out. Background of Criminal Case The respondent, Rajesh, was convicted under Section…