India, Jan. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said proper and complete disclosure in applications for Government employment was not a simple procedural formality, but a basic requirement rooted in fairness, integrity and public trust.

The observations came from a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh, which allowed an appeal filed by the Uttar Pradesh Government against a May 2025 order of a division bench of the Allahabad High Court.

The high court's division bench had affirmed its single judge order, which had allowed the plea filed by a man challenging the cancellation of his appointment as 'Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari'.

The apex court noted the authority had cancelled his appointment on the ground that he had concealed ...