Hyderabad, Nov. 10 -- The Telangana High Court has upheld the removal of a former Civil Judge trainee from service over concerns about his behaviour during training.

It ruled that his acquittal in a rape case six years later does not make his discharge invalid.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice P Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda dismissed the former trainee judge's petition challenging the December 2018 decision of the High Court's Administrative Committee.

The bench held that the decision to end his service was based on an assessment of his suitability for the judicial post and was not punishment for a specific charge of misconduct.

It, therefore, ruled that the termination did not require the protection provided u...