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This Court cannot decide question of inclusion of retired officials of Paramilitary Forces (CRPF, BSF, CISF etc.) in the definition of Ex-Serviceman. It is a policy matter, and the State has to decide the issue.
The respondents submitted that the action of the Petitioners in conducting another Review Medical Examination is clearly illegal, ultra vires, and without authority, and therefore deserves to be set aside in its entirety.
“The Act which governs the services, the method of recruitment, the conditions of services and tenure of Armed Forces and CAPF are different and by no stretch of imagination, it can be said that the Armed Forces viz., Army, Navy and Air Force and BSF/CAPF forms a homogenous class.”
The Court said that no proper show cause notice was served to the petitioner, violating the principle of audi alteram partem, thus, the dismissal from service was not in fair play.
The Court said that the search of the Commandant’s house did not result in recovery of any incriminating documents/article and without other materials incriminating the appellant or pointing to his guilt, the statement of a single person alone cannot result in conviction of the Commandant and deprive him of his pension benefits.
Article 246 read with List 1 Entry 2 of the Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India envisages Armed Forces of the Union of India and includes “Naval, Military and Air Forces; any other armed forces of the Union”
The Delhi High Court held that every personnel in the paramilitary forces should be entitled to the benefit of House Rent Allowance (HRA), irrespective of the rank as per their entitlement
Delhi High Court: In a PIL filed by Scouts and Guides for Animals and Birds ‘(petitioner'), a registered Trust represented
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.R. Shah and A.Y. Kogje, JJ., decided a petition wherein Union of India was