Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 533 · Decided 22 August 2006
Confederation of Ex-Servicemen Associations and ORS. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 533 · [2006] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 872
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 210/1999
- Decided
- 22 August 2006
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, S.H. KAPADIA, C.K. THAKKER, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 14, 16, 19, 21
Headnote
OF EX-SERVICEMEN ASSOCIATIONS AND ORS. v UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. AUGUST 22, 2006 B [Y.K. SABHARWAl, CJ., K.G. BALAKRJSHNAN, S.H. KAPADIA, C.K. THAKKERAND P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN, JJ.J Constitution of India, 1950: C Articles 14 and 21-Full and free medical aid for in-service defence to be similarly situated-There is, no violation of Article 14 if they are treated differently- D Likewise, classification between defence personnel and other than defence personnel is also reasonable and valid-Doctrine of legitimate expectation also not applicable as there was no withdrawal or
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