Supreme Court of India
Union of India and Others v. Lt. Gen. (retd.) S.K. Sahni
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We are of the opinion that though these charges stand proved which show that he had failed to perform the duties of the post of which he was assigned the duties and had done such acts prejudicial to good order and military discipline and he cannot escape the responsibilities in this regard.
Judgment, page 20
From the headnote
Army Rules, 1954 – rr.180, 22 and 40(2) – Army Act, 1950 – s.123 –Respondent, commissioned in the Indian Army in 1967, was thereafter appointed as Director General, Supplies a nd Transport (DGST) in 2005 – Court of Inquiry (CoI) was ordered to investigate into several allegations against him – CoI only reco mmended for award of recordable censure against the respondent, but t he Army Commander and GOC-in- directed disciplinary action un der the Army Act, 1950 and Army Rules, 1954 – After his retiremen t in 2006, respondent filed a writ petition before High Court for quashing proceedings
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