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Army Nurse Was Fired Over Marriage, She Will Now Get Rs 60 Lakh In Damages
Terminating a woman's employment on the grounds of marriage was "coarse case of gender discrimination" and any law based on a gender bias is "constitutionally impermissible", the Supreme Court has said
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Top Court Seeks Response On Defence Minister's Power Over Armed Forces Tribunal
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a plea challenging the validity of rules that gives the Defence Minister power to appoint, remove, enquire about and grant benefits to members of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT).
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Machil Encounter: 5 Army Men Get Bail, Life Term Suspended
Five army men including two officers will be released on bail today after their life terms were suspended by the Armed Forces Tribunal in the 2010 encounter killing of three young men in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil. The soldiers had been held guilty of falsely claiming that the men were terrorists and killing them in cold blood for cash rewards and ...
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Place 'Real Picture' Of Army Porters, Supreme Court Tells Government
The Supreme Court today stopped short of passing an order asking the Armed Forces Tribunal to examine the service conditions of 'army porters' who have been agitating with the Centre for regularisation of their services and sought the 'real picture' about them.
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Officer Pooja Thakur, Who Led Guard of Honour For Obama, Sues Indian Air Force
Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, who became one of the most visible faces of the Indian Air Force (IAF) after leading a Guard of Honour for US President Barack Obama last year, has gone to the Armed Forces Tribunal after being denied full service.
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Sepoy's Dismissal Over Beard Upheld By Military Tribunal In Kochi
The Army's decision to dismiss a sepoy who refused to remove his beard on religious grounds has been upheld by the Kochi Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal.
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World War I Soldier's 103-Year-Old Daughter Gets Relief From Armed Forces Tribunal
Nine years after pension was stopped for her and a long legal battle, the daughter of a First World War soldier got justice from the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) at the age of about 103 years.
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Army Plan To Ensure Younger Officers Lead Combat Is Cleared
A plan by the army that it says will place younger officers in charge of combat has been cleared today the Supreme Court.
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The Battle Within Indian Army For Promotions
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that is likely to have serious implications for the cohesion and ethos of the Indian army.
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We Need Younger Commanders, Like China, Says Indian Army in Court
The Indian Army has told the Supreme Court that it needs younger commanders, just like Pakistan and China, and that a policy for promotions to the rank of Colonel, introduced in 2009, should be left unchanged.
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We Need Younger Commanders Like Pakistan And China, Indian Army Tells The Supreme Court
Pakistan and China have younger Army commanders, so we need younger commanders too. This was Indian Armys main argument in the Supreme Court today while securing a stay on the Armed Forces Tribunal or AFT order that quashed a contentious promotion policy of the Indian Army.
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Supreme Court Frowns on Navy's Decision to Sack Officer for Mingling with Colleague's Foreign Wife
In an embarrassment to Navy, the Supreme Court today deprecated its decision to discharge a commander from service for interacting and exchanging explicit messages and photographs with a foreign lady, wife of another officer, on the pretext of allegedly passing sensitive information.
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Army Court Embarrassment for Former Army Chief VK Singh
In what could turn out to be an embarrassment for the Narendra Modi government, the Armed Forced Tribunal has held that Lt General PK Rath, court martialled in the Sukna land scam case, is not guilty.
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Army challenges Tribunal's decision on Devinder Singh's Kargil role
The Army will ask the Armed Forces Tribunal to reconsider its decision in the case of Brigadier Devinder Singh and his role in the Kargil war.In May, the Tribunal, which addresses legal disputes for the Armed Forces, indicted another senior Army officer for being prejudiced against Singh, and not giving him enough credit for his role in the 1...
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Just the tip of the iceberg, says another Army whistleblower
A General fudged records to play down a Brigadier's role in the Kargil War, the Armed Forces Tribunal has said. Is this huge embarrassment for the Army merely the tip of the iceberg?Other whistleblowers say, yes, this is just the beginning.Brigadier (Retd) Devinder Singh has got justice with the tribunal ruling that his senior officer Lt-Gen Kishan...
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Army Nurse Was Fired Over Marriage, She Will Now Get Rs 60 Lakh In Damages
Terminating a woman's employment on the grounds of marriage was "coarse case of gender discrimination" and any law based on a gender bias is "constitutionally impermissible", the Supreme Court has said
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Top Court Seeks Response On Defence Minister's Power Over Armed Forces Tribunal
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a plea challenging the validity of rules that gives the Defence Minister power to appoint, remove, enquire about and grant benefits to members of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT).
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Machil Encounter: 5 Army Men Get Bail, Life Term Suspended
Five army men including two officers will be released on bail today after their life terms were suspended by the Armed Forces Tribunal in the 2010 encounter killing of three young men in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil. The soldiers had been held guilty of falsely claiming that the men were terrorists and killing them in cold blood for cash rewards and ...
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Place 'Real Picture' Of Army Porters, Supreme Court Tells Government
The Supreme Court today stopped short of passing an order asking the Armed Forces Tribunal to examine the service conditions of 'army porters' who have been agitating with the Centre for regularisation of their services and sought the 'real picture' about them.
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Officer Pooja Thakur, Who Led Guard of Honour For Obama, Sues Indian Air Force
Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, who became one of the most visible faces of the Indian Air Force (IAF) after leading a Guard of Honour for US President Barack Obama last year, has gone to the Armed Forces Tribunal after being denied full service.
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Sepoy's Dismissal Over Beard Upheld By Military Tribunal In Kochi
The Army's decision to dismiss a sepoy who refused to remove his beard on religious grounds has been upheld by the Kochi Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal.
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World War I Soldier's 103-Year-Old Daughter Gets Relief From Armed Forces Tribunal
Nine years after pension was stopped for her and a long legal battle, the daughter of a First World War soldier got justice from the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) at the age of about 103 years.
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Army Plan To Ensure Younger Officers Lead Combat Is Cleared
A plan by the army that it says will place younger officers in charge of combat has been cleared today the Supreme Court.
-
The Battle Within Indian Army For Promotions
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that is likely to have serious implications for the cohesion and ethos of the Indian army.
-
We Need Younger Commanders, Like China, Says Indian Army in Court
The Indian Army has told the Supreme Court that it needs younger commanders, just like Pakistan and China, and that a policy for promotions to the rank of Colonel, introduced in 2009, should be left unchanged.
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We Need Younger Commanders Like Pakistan And China, Indian Army Tells The Supreme Court
Pakistan and China have younger Army commanders, so we need younger commanders too. This was Indian Armys main argument in the Supreme Court today while securing a stay on the Armed Forces Tribunal or AFT order that quashed a contentious promotion policy of the Indian Army.
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Supreme Court Frowns on Navy's Decision to Sack Officer for Mingling with Colleague's Foreign Wife
In an embarrassment to Navy, the Supreme Court today deprecated its decision to discharge a commander from service for interacting and exchanging explicit messages and photographs with a foreign lady, wife of another officer, on the pretext of allegedly passing sensitive information.
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Army Court Embarrassment for Former Army Chief VK Singh
In what could turn out to be an embarrassment for the Narendra Modi government, the Armed Forced Tribunal has held that Lt General PK Rath, court martialled in the Sukna land scam case, is not guilty.
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Army challenges Tribunal's decision on Devinder Singh's Kargil role
The Army will ask the Armed Forces Tribunal to reconsider its decision in the case of Brigadier Devinder Singh and his role in the Kargil war.In May, the Tribunal, which addresses legal disputes for the Armed Forces, indicted another senior Army officer for being prejudiced against Singh, and not giving him enough credit for his role in the 1...
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Just the tip of the iceberg, says another Army whistleblower
A General fudged records to play down a Brigadier's role in the Kargil War, the Armed Forces Tribunal has said. Is this huge embarrassment for the Army merely the tip of the iceberg?Other whistleblowers say, yes, this is just the beginning.Brigadier (Retd) Devinder Singh has got justice with the tribunal ruling that his senior officer Lt-Gen Kishan...
