Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. R. Karthik

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Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta JJ.
Decided 21 January 2020

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Service Law: Dismissal from service – Of a sailor in Naval forces – Pursuant to proceedings against the sailor – Upon complaint from superior officer alleging that the sailor used physical force against him – Application before Armed Forces Tribunal – Tribunal substituted the punishment of dismissal from service to the punishment of his detention for 75 days – Appeal by State to Supreme Court – Held: In the facts of the case, the order of Tribunal setting aside the dismissal order on the ground that the punishment was disproportionate to the misconduct, is within the jurisdiction of the…

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