COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANR. vs KUMARI SANGEETA

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1233/2025, CM APPLs. 6034/2025 & 6035/2025 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC. versus KUMARI SANGEETA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Rhea Verma, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 31.01.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This petition assails judgment dated 9 September 2024 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in OA 1767/2022. 2. The aforesaid OA was filed by respondent Sangeeta, assailing order dated 7 July 2022, whereby she was terminated from service. 3. The facts are brief. 4. In response to an advertisement dated 1 August 2020, issued by 1 “the Tribunal”, hereinafter W.P.(C) 1233/2025 Page 1 of 19 Signature Not Verified Signed By:MEENU KALRA Signing Date:12.02.2025 17:46:04 the Staff Selection Commission2 for recruitment to the post of Constable (Executive) (Male and Female), the respondent applied. She participated in the examination. She was successful. Offer of appointment was issued to her on 24 February 2022. She joined pre- appointment training on 14 March 2022. 5. The appointment of the respondent was specifically stated to be provisional, pending receipt of satisfactory police verification report from the concerned authority. 6. In the attestation form filled up by the respondent on 14 January 2022, while applying for recruitment to the post of constable, one of the columns required her to state whether any FIR had been registered against her. Her response was “No”. 7. The respondent also subscribed to an undertaking on 10 March 2022, affirming that she had not concealed any fact in her application form or in her attestation form. 8. Apparently, on subsequent verification, from the police