Supreme Court Awards ₹5 Lakh to an Airman for Vindictive Disciplinary Action
A fourteen-year spotless, without any adverse entry career was disturbed over a motorcycle parked at a railway crossing. The Supreme Court held…
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Can an Airman Leave the Indian Air Force for a Civil Job Without Prior Permission?
Supreme Court settles the law in Nakhat Singh v. Union of India (2026) The Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment affecting…
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Can You Challenge an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Order in the High Court? Supreme Court Says Yes
The Supreme Court in Union of India v. Parashotam Dass (2023) held that Armed Forces Tribunal orders can be challenged in the High Court under Article 226. Here is what it means for soldiers and veterans, explained simply.
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Once the Road Is Chosen, the Traveller Must Walk It to the End: Supreme Court on Discharge, Court-Martial and the Limits of Administrative Dismissal
Once the Road Is Chosen, the Traveller Must Walk It to the End: Supreme Court on Discharge, Court-Martial and the Limits of…
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Kerala High Court: Burden of Proving a Disability Is NOT Service-Related Lies on the Department
Balamurali Krishna v. Union of India, 2026 SCC OnLine Ker 5229, Kerala High Court (Division Bench of Justices K. Natarajan and Johnson…
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Supreme Court: AFT Can Substitute a Court Martial Finding and Re-Sentence — Dismissal Reduced to Retirement with Pension
Background S.K. Jain v. Union of India, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2201, Supreme Court of India (Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Alok Aradhe),…
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Supreme Court: Disability Pension Arrears Cannot Be Capped at 3 Years
Union of India v. SGT Girish Kumar & Ors., Civil Appeal Nos. 6820–6824 of 2018, Supreme Court of India (Justices P.S. Narasimha…
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AFT Lucknow: Premature Retirees (PMR) Entitled to OROP Benefits
Ex L/Nk Shyam Kishor Kumar v. Union of India, OA No. 282/2025, Armed Forces Tribunal, Lucknow Bench, decided 22 May 2026. Background…
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Delhi High Court: Disability Pension Cannot Be Rejected on Assumptions
Dropadi Tripathi v. Union of India & Ors., 2025:DHC:8709-DB, Delhi High Court (Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla), decided 30…
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Punjab & Haryana HC: Compassionate Discharge Does Not Bar Disability Pension
Union of India v. Jarnail Singh, 2024 SCC OnLine P&H 14114, Punjab and Haryana High Court (Division Bench of Justices Sureshwar Thakur…