Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 1157 · Decided 5 December 2018
SQN. LDR. (RETD.) Navtej Singh v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 1157 · [2018] 14 S.C.R. 665
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 11876/2018
- Decided
- 5 December 2018
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Armed Forces: Post-retirement benefits - Entitlement to, to the spouse and children of a retired officer - On facts, appellant- Air Force officer invalidated out of service on medical grounds - While in service applied to Director, Air Headquarter seeking permission to - Appellant without waiting for the express permission or the expiry of 120 days, contracted the marriage - Appellant then applied for ex-post facto permission for marriage, which was not considered at all - Meanwhile, the appellant was released from Indian Air Force -
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