Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 437 · Decided 1 April 2008
Union of India & ANR. v. V.N. Saxena
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 437 · [2008] 5 S.C.R. 931
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2764/2007
- Decided
- 1 April 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
A B Service Law - Termination from Army Service - High Court quashed the order of termination, relying on a judgment passed by Supreme Court - On appeal, held: The foundation c of judgment of High Court is the judgment of Supreme Court which was held to be not correct by a larger Bench of Supreme to High Court to decide the matter in view of law laid down in the judgment passed by larger Bench -Army Act, 1954 - Precedent. o Services of the respondent were terminated by orders of the Chief of Army Staff. Respondent challenged the order in a writ petition. High Court primarily relying on
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