Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 201 · Decided 8 April 2010
Union of India & ORS. v. V.N. Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 201 · [2010] 4 S.C.R. 454
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 32/2003
- Decided
- 8 April 2010
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, J.M. PANCHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Army Act, 1950: c s. 122 - Period of limitation for trial - Irregularities with regard to local purchase of certain goods in a Army Depot - Disciplinary action against an officer - General Court Martial convened and punishment of forfeiture of 11 years past service for purposes of pension, imposed that GCM proceedings time barred - Sustainability of - Held: Not sustainable - Period of limitation for trial of the officer commenced when GOG-in-Chief-next superior authority in chain of command in terms of s. 122(1 )(b), came to know about the commission of offence by the officer E and issued
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