OUS KUTILINGAL ACHUDAN NAIR AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a writ petition challenging the declaration of certain employee unions as unlawful associations under the Army Act. The Court ruled that the rights conferred by Article 19(1)(c) of the Constitution to form associations can be restricted under Article 33 for members of the Armed Forces. The Court found that the appellants, being civilian non-combatants, were still subject to the Army Act and thus the impugned actions were valid and within jurisdiction, affirming the High Court's decision.