Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 672 · Decided 12 September 2011
Union of India & ORS. v. Bodupalli Gopalaswami
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 672 · [2011] 11 S.C.R. 326
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 876/2003
- Decided
- 12 September 2011
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
SERVICE LAW: c Pension and pensionary benefits - Army - Officer dismissed from service after trial by General Court Martial - Order by President of India forfeiting pension of the delinquent officer - High Court quashing the order forfeiting the pension - Held: The power and discretion vested in of Regulation 16(a) of the Pension Regulations, to forfeit and deny the pension in full or in part to an officer, who is dismissed or cashiered, is independent of the punishment imposed uls. 71 of the Act by the court martial - High Court having held that there was no irregularity in court
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