948999 A CORPORAL BSK PAVAN vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 7991/2025, CM APPL. 35033/2025 & CM APPL. 35034/2025 948999 A CORPORAL BSK PAVAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Y Venugopal, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms Saroj Bidawat,SPC for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 29.05.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner moved the Armed Forces Tribunal by way of OA 927/2025, challenging the show cause notice dated 22 January 2025 issued to the petitioner, by which the petitioner was required to show cause as to why he be not dismissed from service in terms of Section 20 (3) of the Air Force Act 1950 read with Rule 18 of the Air Force Rules 1969 for the acts of alleged misconduct set out in para 4 of the show cause notice. 2. For ready reference, we may reproduce para 4 of the show cause notice dated 22 January 2025 thus: “4. AND WHEREAS, the AOC-in-C WAC, IAF, being the competent authority and after considering the matter in its entirety, has apportioned the following counts of blameworthiness upon you on the basis of material available on record of the C of I 6512015. (c) On 21 Aug 22, at Air Force St