Supreme Court Directs Fresh Consideration for Permanent Commission: Cdr Seema Chaudhary vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an in-service Short Service Commissioned (SSC) officer, previously denied Permanent Commission (PC) due to a prospective policy, should be reconsidered based on a prior Supreme Court judgment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Cdr Seema Chaudhary […]
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 modifies dismissal of Sailor for hitting superior officer: Union of India vs. R. Karthik (2020) INSC 21 Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 21 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a sailor be dismissed from service for hitting a superior officer, especially if the superior officer
Ex-Navy Direct Entry Artificers Association vs. Union of India: Supreme Court on Pension Eligibility Date of the Judgment: May 8, 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6785 of 2014 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can time spent in the Fleet Reserve be automatically counted towards pensionable service for Navy Artificers? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Obscene Calls Case, Modifies Sentence: Union of India vs. Cdr. Ravindra V. Desai (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a naval officer made sexually explicit calls to the wives of other officers using his mobile phone. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Armed Forces) Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Cdr. Ravindra V.
