New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday held that honesty and transparency are indispensable attributes in people applying for public service as it set aside the appointment of a candidate who failed to disclose his criminal antecedents while applying for a job with Uttar Pradesh government. "Proper and complete disclosure in applications for government employment is not a simple procedural formality, but a basic requirement rooted in fairness, integrity, and public trust," said a bench of justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh. The court was deciding an appeal filed by the UP government against a May 22, 2025, Allahabad high court order that held that non-disclosure of criminal antecedents cannot be fatal to cost a person's j...