WRIT - A No. 12446 of 2024 at Lucknow

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:137-DB Court No. - 1 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12446 of 2024 Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Govt. Of India Ministry Of Defence And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon’ble Attau Rahman Masoodi J. Hon’ble Subhash Vidyarthi J. 1. Heard Sri Ashok Singh, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S. B. Pandey learned Deputy Solicitor General of India assisted by Sri Varun Pandey, the learned counsel for the opposite parties. 2. By means of the instant writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged validity of the judgment and order dated 07.07.2022 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow in Original Application No. 369 of 2018. The aforesaid Original Application had been filed by the petitioner challenging an order dated 27.04.2012 passed in Summary Court Martial (SCM), whereby the petitioner was dismissed from service. He had filed an appeal against the dismissal order, which has been dismissed by means of an order dated 27.01.2017 passed by the Chief of the Army Staff. The petitioner has chal