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Can govt employee be terminated from service for suppressing higher qualification: SC to examine

New Delhi: Can a government employee be terminated from service for suppressing information about possessing higher qualifications than the prescribed degree for the job?

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a Telangana High Court verdict, which upheld the Centre's decision to terminate the service of a Scheduled Tribe person who had allegedly suppressed the information of being 'intermediate pass' than the prescribed 'tenth pass' criteria required for the job of 'work assistant'.

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