AYUB IMRAN BAIG EX SEPOY DRIVER vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

CWP-13539-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 113 CWP-13539-2026 DATE OF DECISION: 11.05.2026 AYUB IMRAN BAIG EX SEPOY/DRIVER …Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Arun Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Sharma, Senior Panel Counsel for the respondent-Union of India. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (ORAL) Challenge in the present petition is to order dated 19.03.2026 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh Bench (for short – the ‘Tribunal’) by which the original application of the petitioner has been dismissed in limine and further for quashing of the order dated 12.02.2026 (Annexure P-12) vide which the termination order of the petitioner has been passed under Army Act Section 20 read with Army Rule 17 for contracting plural marriage. 2. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at the time of the dismissal of petitioner from the services on account of having contracted more than one marriage, he already had 14 years of service to his credit and accordingly after granti