Supreme Court Clarifies Adultery Ruling’s Impact on Armed Forces: Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the applicability of the Joseph Shine judgment regarding adultery to the Armed Forces. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Constitutional Law) Case Name: Joseph Shine v. Union of India [Judgment Date]: 31 January 2023 Introduction Date of the […]
Supreme Court Denies Disability Pension to Soldier Discharged on Administrative Grounds: Union of India vs. Ex. Sep. R. Munusamy (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a soldier discharged on administrative grounds, not medical grounds, is entitled to disability pension. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Pension Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Ex. Sep. R. Munusamy
Supreme Court Upholds “Severe Displeasure” for Officer’s Misconduct: Union of India vs. Lt. Col. Kuldeep Yadav (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Armed Forces Tribunal should interfere with a disciplinary authority’s decision on the degree of censure, specifically when the authority has chosen “Severe Displeasure (Recordable).” CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Disciplinary Matter Case Name: Union of
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Unauthorized Absence in Army: Union of India vs. Kulbeer Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Armed Forces Tribunal was correct in modifying the punishment of dismissal from service to notional service until pension eligibility for unauthorized absence of a member of the Armed Forces. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Law Case
