New Delhi, May 9 -- The Supreme Court of India on Friday upheld the dismissal of a police constable who was found to have secured employment in the Bihar Police under a false identity while serving in the Jharkhand Police, according to a Bar and Bench report.

A Bench comprising Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan overturned a Jharkhand High Court ruling that had invalidated the disciplinary authority's decision to remove constable Ranjan Kumar from service.

The judgement was delivered while hearing an appeal filed by the Jharkhand government challenging a ruling of a Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court.

According to the case details, Ranjan Kumar joined the Jharkhand Police as a constable in May 2005. In December 2007, he proc...