Satyanand Singh vs Union Of India .

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Armed Forces Tribunal's rejection of the appellant's request for a fresh medical board review of his AIDS diagnosis. The Court emphasized that under Rule 13 (3), Item III(iii) of the Army Rules, 1954, a soldier can be discharged for being medically unfit, and the appellant's discharge was validated as per the regulations in place at the time. The Court upheld the decision of the High Court's Division Bench, affirming that the discharge was not solely based on the HIV diagnosis but also on the medical assessment of fitness for service.