Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 492 · Decided 10 August 2010
J.S. Sekhon v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 492 · [2010] 9 S.C.R. 1025
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6274/2003
- Decided
- 10 August 2010
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, ANIL R. DAVE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
A B Army Act, 1950 - s.122 - Conviction by General Court Martial (GCM) of Garrison Engineer for defrauding the Army C - Conviction challenged on ground that the convening of the GCM was barred by time in view of s. 122 - Held: The limitation period for holding a trial by court martial is three is the knowledge of the competent authority to convene a general court martial D against the delinquent - Since the authority competent to initiate action derived its knowledge about the commission of the offence on submission of the report of the Court of Enquiry on 11-10-1996 or at the most on
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