Supreme Court · 1982 INSC 65 · Decided 25 August 1982
LT. COL. Prithi Pal Singh Bedi ETC. v. Union of India & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1982 INSC 65 · [1983] 1 S.C.R. 393
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4903/1981
- Decided
- 25 August 1982
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, D.A. DESAI, AMARENDRA NATH SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 33
Headnote
Army Act. 1950-Section 21-Scope f!f-Law prescribing procedure for trial of offences by court mart ial-lf should satisfy requiremen~s of Article 21 of Constitution--:Absence of provision for appeal-A ~acuna in the Act. Army Rules,· 1954~Rul~s i2 to 25, 37, 40, 44, 180 and 187-Scope of­ if nieans "Army Corps:'-Rules 22 to 24, if violative of Article 21 of the Constitution--Trial 'by Court martial-Prior enquiry by Court of enquiry if obligatory: ' ' ' . Principles. of natural justic~Rules prescribe compliance with principles of natural justice but make it
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