KAHC010044762015_1

High Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: BENGALURU
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KAHC010044762015_1

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2017 LawText (KAR) (03) 5

Writ Petition No.36702/2015 (S-RES) connected with W.P. Nos.43903/2015, 37637/2015, 37638/2015, 37640/2015, 37759/2015, 39873/2015, 45559/2015, 47115/2015, 47116/2015

2017-03-07

Raghvendra S. Chauhan

K. Shashi Kiran Shetty (Senior Advocate) for Ms. Farah Fathima; Lt. Col. S. S. Dagar (Party-in-Person); Prabhuling K. Navadgi (Additional Solicitor General of India) with H. Jayakara Shetty (CGC) for respondents; Mohammed Akhil; Pavan G. N.

Lt Col D. S. Choudhary, Lt. Col. S. S. Dagar, Col Kshitij Srivastava, Col B. K. Kullolli, Lt Col V.K.S. Tomar, Col Sunil Rana, Col A. Ramakrishnan

Union of India, Chief of Army Staff, Quarter Master General, Director General (Land Work Estate/Policy (Quarter)), General Officer Commanding Karnataka and Kerala Sub Area, Station Commander & Estate Officer, Administration Commandant, Col Manish Sinha

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Nature of Litigation

Writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the Army's policy on vacation of married quarters.

Remedy Sought

Petitioners (serving Army officers) sought to quash the policy dated 30.01.2015 and communication dated 16.04.2015 as arbitrary and illegal.

Filing Reason

Policy was alleged to be contrary to Special Army Order SAO 10/S/86 and Para 1025 of Defence Service Regulations 1986.

Acts & Sections

  • Constitution of India, 1950: 226, 227
  • Defence Service Regulations for the Army, 1987: Para 1025
  • Special Army Order SAO 10/S/86: Provision of Accommodation and Allied Services and Recovery of Quartering Charges from Service Officers
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