Supreme Court of India · 2011-02-21
RAM NARAYAN TIWARI vs UNION OF INDIA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/18469
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM NARAYAN TIWARI
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA .
- Author
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA,ANIL R. DAVE, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant, a Corporal in the Indian Air Force, for charges of misconduct under the Air Force Act, 1950. The Court confirmed that the Confirming Authority's decision to dismiss the appellant after a District Court Martial trial was valid, as the charge of inappropriate conduct with a minor was substantiated. The Court reiterated the importance of maintaining discipline within the armed forces and upheld the lower court's dismissal of the writ petition challenging the dismissal order.