Employee Must Be Reinstated After Acquittal If Termination Was Solely Based on Pending Criminal Case: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that when an employee’s termination is based entirely on a pending criminal case, and the employee is later acquitted by a competent criminal court, the foundation of the termination order disappears. In such a situation, the employer must reinstate the employee. The judgment came in the matter of the State of Rajasthan and another versus Smt. Manju Berwa and another. Background Of The Employee’s…