Supreme Court of India
Union of India & Anr. v. Dinesh Kumar
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons aforesaid, it must be held that 8 reasons are not required to be recorded for an order passed by the confirming authority confirming the findings and sentence recorded by the court martial as well as for the order passed by the Central Government dismissing the post-confirmation petition.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Border Security Force Act, 1968 - s. 117(2) - Border Security Force Rules, 1969 - rr. 99 and 149(1) - Recording of reasons in support of order passed by Summary Security Force Court and appellate authority - Requirement of - Held: SSFC ulr. 149 or appellate authority u/s. 117(2) are not required to give reasons.Jn support of its decision - r. 99 was amended requiring the authority of General Security Force Court or Petty Security Force Court to give reasons in support of their findings. - No such amendment was made to r. 149 which is appli9able in case of Summary Security Force Court -
Where later benches applied it
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