Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 399 · Decided 21 December 1990
Chief of Army Staff and ORS. v. Major S.P. Chadha
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 399 · [1990] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 691
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3835/1990
- Decided
- 21 December 1990
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, M.H. KANIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 190, 190(1)(a)
Headnote
ARMY STAFF AND ORS. A v. MAJOR S.P. CHADHA DECEMBER 21, 1990 [RANGANATH MISRA, CJ AND M.H. KANIA, J] B Army Act, 1950: Sections 3(ii), (vii), (viii) and (xviij, 117. 121, 126 and 127. Army Instruction No. 1/6/74 (As amended by Army Instruction No. 2/76) and No. 81of1986. Criminal Courts and court and Court-Martial-Prohibition of second trial-Accused put on trial before General Court-Martial­ Dissolution of Court-Martial-Accused whether can be tried by an ordinary criminal court for the same offence-Validity of attachment, reduction in rank and suspension-Purpose of
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