Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 205 · Decided 23 March 2004
Union of India and ORS. v. Gurnam Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 205 · [2004] 3 S.C.R. 494
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1883/2004
- Decided
- 23 March 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Army Rules, 1954: Rr. 37(/) and 37(3)-Recording of satisfaction justifYing court martial C and signing of convening order-Army Officer-Prosecution-General Court Martial held him guilty-Dismissal from service- Writ Petition by accused alleging violation of Rules 37(/) and 37(3) on the ground that that the evidence justified a court martial and the order convening the court D martial was signed by an officer other than the officer competent to convene the general court martial-Allowed by High Court-Held, r.37 does not contemplate that the officer who actually convenes the court martial
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