Supreme Court of India
Jaswant Singh v. Union of India & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that there was a c lear violation of the principles of natural justice.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Army Rules, 1954 – r.129 – Benefit of legal advise under – Entitlement to – Appellant, Sepoy in the Indian Army was dismi ssed from service by Summary Court Martial – Challenged before Ar med Forces Tribunal (AFT) – Dismissed – Plea of appellant that he was entitled to the benefit of legal advise u/r.129 of the 1954 Rules which he was denied on the ground that legal assistance c ould be admissible only where the offence was punishable with death – Held: Rule 129 indicates that in Summary Court Martial, the accused may have a person to assist him during the trial, whether a legal a dviser or
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