P.Prabhu vs The Secretary on 25 October, 2019
12. The above rules and instructions clearly reveal that
production of no objection certificate from the employer is
mandatory. The pre-requisite for obtaining no objection
certificate is prior intimation to the employer. In the instant
case, the petitioner failed to inform her employer, rather she
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availed casual leave on personal affairs and attended the
certificate verification and counselling. This conduct of the
petitioner is clearly in contravention to the rules of TNPSC and
the instructions referred above. The explanation given by the
petitioner is not well founded. It is to be noted that the
petitioner has applied for a public employment and in such
cases, she is bound to be true and honest and make full
disclosure. In the instant case, the petitioner failed to do so,
which amounts to willful suppression of material facts.