Supreme Court of India

Chandra Kumar Chopra v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [2012] 5 S.C.R. 1029
Bench P. Sathasivam and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 11 May 2012

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we are compelled to repel the said preponement advanced by the learned senior counsel without B any hesitation and we do so.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Army Act, 1950: Court Martial - Various charges levelled against the appellant, Major in Indian Army - Objection by appellant against the composition of court martial, repelled - Trial - Charges found proved and sentence of cashiering and rigorous imprisonment of five years passed against him - Confirming authority passed order of confirmation as regards the sentence of cashiering but reduced the rigorous imprisonment from five years to six months - Writ petition dismissed - Appeal on the ground that the court martial proceeding was vitiated as the ultimate decision was result of biased

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Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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