Supreme Court of India · 2022-03-02
Umesh Chandra Yadav vs Inspector General And Chief Security ...
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Umesh Chandra Yadav
- Respondent
- Inspector General And Chief Security ...
- Author
- Ajay Rastogi
- Bench
- Abhay S. Oka, Ajay Rastogi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Umesh Chandra Yadav, who was discharged from criminal charges related to a forged caste certificate when he was a juvenile. The court emphasized that the discharge indicated insufficient evidence against him, and thus, he should not be disqualified from recruitment in the Railway Protection Force. The judgment reinforced the principle that past juvenile offenses should not hinder future opportunities if no conviction occurred.