Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. L.D. Balam Singh

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Reported as [2002] 3 S.C.R. 385
Bench Umesh C. Banerjee and Y.K. Sabharwal JJ.
Decided 24 April 2002

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Constitution of India, I950-Article 33-Fundamental rights- .. Applicability of to army personnel-Held, army personnel does not form a class of citizen fa/ling outside the purview of the Constitution-The provision by itself does not abrogate any rights-Its applicability is dependent 011 par/iamellfary legislation. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, I985-Sections 4I, 42 and 50-Procedural safeguards-Applicability of to army perso11nel­ Offence under NDPS Act-Trial under Army Act-Held, trial without taking recourse to statutory safeguards under NDPS Act would be void and hence the

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