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High Court Upholds General Court Martial Conviction Under POCSO Act. Judicial Review of Court Martial Proceedings – Sexual Offences Against Minors – Scope of High Court’s Jurisdiction Under Article 226

Judicial Review of Court Martial Proceedings: The High Court, under Article 226, can review Court Martial proceedings if there is a denial of fundamen...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal, Upholds Armed Forces Tribunal’s Acquittal of Air Force Officer. No Evidence Found of Intent to Cause Death in Confinement-Related Incident; Tribunal’s Decision Stands.

  Case Background: (Para 1-2): The respondent, along with four Air Force officers, was tried by a General Court Martial (GCM) on charges, inc...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Order Invalidating General Court Martial Proceedings Due to Improper Appointment of Judge Advocate. A Court Martial’s proceedings were declared invalid due to the improper appointment of a junior officer as Judge Advocate, contrary to legal requirements.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, which set aside the Armed Forces Tribunal's decision to uphold the respo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal Against Sentence Modification in Court-Martial Case. General Court Martial Composition Violated Army Rules, 1954, Rule 40(2) and Rule 102, but Armed Forces Tribunal's Sentencing Discretion Under Section 71(e) of Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 Upheld.

The dispute arose from disciplinary proceedings against a retired Lieutenant General of the Indian Army, initiated after an anonymous complaint in 200...

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Supreme Court Modifies Life Sentence of Army Convict for Murder Under Section 69 of Army Act, Orders Release. Court considers mental state, immediate surrender, and service of 16 years as sufficient punishment.

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) dismissing the appellant's challenge to his conviction by a Summary Gener...

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Supreme Court Upholds Women Army Officers' Right to Permanent Commission in Landmark Gender Equality Judgment. Court holds that women SSC officers are entitled to PC at par with male counterparts, rejecting discriminatory service conditions.

The case concerns a batch of appeals filed by the Ministry of Defence against a Delhi High Court judgment directing the grant of Permanent Commission ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal Against Quashing of General Court Martial Against Retired Army Officer in Procurement Irregularities Case. No Prima Facie Case Made Out as Evidence Lacked Intent to Defraud and Actions Were Within Authority's Discretion.

The Union of India appealed against the judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, which quashed the order convening a General...