1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.2689 OF 2008 (SHIVLAL KISAN KATENGE Vs SUPERINTENDENT OF POICE GADCHIROLI & OTH. ) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CORAM : D.D.SINHA & A.P.BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : JULY 15, 2008. 1. Heard Shri V.N.Morande, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The writ petition is directed against order dated 22.02.2008 passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, whereby Original Application filed by the petitioner against the order of termination came to be dismissed. The grievance of the petitioner is that the information, which was required to be supplied while submitting attestation form, at the time of seeking employment, found to be incorrect and, therefore, though the petitioner was otherwise eligible, qualified, selected and appointed as a Constable, the services of the petitioner 2 came to be terminated on this count. It is submitted that, so far as criminal prosecution is concerned that has taken place when the petitioner was 13 years of age and the attestation form was filled in by the petitioner and submitted before the authorities he was 23 years old. It is submitted that the petitioner could not remember the incident which had taken place when the petitioner was only 13 years old and, therefore, could not incorporate the information about the said incident in the attestation form. It is contended that the suppression was not deliberate and, therefore, the Tribunal ought to have considered these aspects and set aside the order of termination. 3. Considered the contentions canvassed by the learned counsel. Perused the impugned order. At the outset, we must express that the petitioner was appointed in the Police Force and the backbone thereof is discipline, uprightness and above boardness . It is no doubt true that that the information given in every attestation form must be true and correct, however, so far as Police Department is concerned, it is all the more necessary that the information mentioned in the 3 attestation form must not only be true and correct but the same must also be genuine and proper. 4. In the instant case, it is not in dispute that the petitioner has suppressed the information about his prosecution and conviction (imposition of fine). The defence of the petitioner that, the petitioner did not remember about the same, is difficult for us to except. Hence, for the reasons stated hereinabove, no case is made out for interference. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE RR.