Badar Durrez Ahmed, J.

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 10.01.2012 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in OA 2458/2011, whereby the respondent’s said Original Application had been allowed.

2. The question, once again, for consideration is with regard to the concealment of criminal involvement in the application form as well as in the attestation form submitted by the applicant seeking appointment with the Delhi Police as a Constable (Executive). This issue has been dealt with by the Supreme Court in the case of Commissioner of Police v. Sandeep Kumar: (2011) 4 SCC 644. Based on that decision alone the respondent would have a strong case. However, in the present case, the facts are somewhat different inasmuch as the respondent was a juvenile at the time the criminal case was registered in which he was allegedly involved and, this makes the case of the respondent even stronger.

3. The respondent had applied for the post of Constable (Executive) with the Delhi Police on 18.11.2009 and he submitted an attestation form on 17.05.2010 in neither of which he disclosed his involvement in FIR 190/2006 which was registered under Se