Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 497 · Decided 30 October 2012
Union of India & ORS. v. Dinesh Prasad
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 497 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 440
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1961/2010
- Decided
- 30 October 2012
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, ANIL R. DAVE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Army Act, 1950 - s.116 - Respondent, washermanl rifleman in the Assam Rifles, charge-sheeted for remaining C absent without leave for more than two years - Dismissal of respondent by summary court-martial - Challenged, on ground of violation of the principles of natural justice - Competence of the signed and issued the charge sheet, to convene and o conduct the summary court-martial against the respondent questioned - High Court held that the summary court-martial proceedings held against the respondent were vitiated on account of likelihood of bias, and thus, set aside his dismissal - On
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