Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1141 · Decided 15 December 2016
Mohammed Zubair Corporal NO. 781467-G v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1141 · [2016] 9 S.C.R. 111
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8643/2009
- Decided
- 15 December 2016
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, L. NAGESWARA RAO (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 33
Headnote
Armed Forces Regulation, 1964 - Regn. 425 - Air Force Rules, 1969 - r. 15(2j(g)(ii) - Growth of hair etc. by Air Force Personnel -Airman in the Indian Air Force, discharged from service since he asserted his right to retain a beard on religious grounds since he is a Muslim by the High Court - On appeal, held: Maintenance of identity is a crucial element in the safety and security of the Forces - No material produced to indicate that the appellant professes a religious belief that would bring him within the ambit of Regn. 425(b) which applies to
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