Supreme Court of India

Amit Kumar Roy v. Union of India & Ors.

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta JJ.
Decided 3 July 2019

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We are of the view that this should not be an unconditional direction.

Judgment, page 20

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Service Law: Right to depart from service – Of person enrolled as a member of Air Force – Held: person who has been enrolled as a member of Air Force does not have an unqualified right u/Art. 19(1)(g) of the Constitution to depart from service at his/her own will during the term of engagement – The interest of service are of paramount importance – balance needs to be drawn between the interest of service and requests of enrolled persons to take civilian employment – Such balance is reflected in Air Force Orders – In the present case there was failure on part of the appellant to comply with…

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