Md. Safruddin Ansari v. The Union of India India
Case at a glance
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2022
- Bench
- P B BAJANTHRI
Outcome
Dismissed
Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed
Provisions considered
- Armed Forces Act, 2007 s. 17
Key paragraphs
- Para 44. Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed as not maintainable reserving liberty to the petitioner to prefer application/petition before the jurisdictional forum. (P. B. Bajanthri, J) rakhi/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date
Judgment
The Union of India India. The Secretary Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi. The DDG (Recruiting) Head Office, Bihar and Jharkhand, Danapur Cant. The Directorate General of Recruiting Army Recruitment Office, Muzaffarpur. The Director Recruiting Army Recruiting Office (ARO), Chakkar Maidan, Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s For the U.O.I. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 29-01-2022 Mr.Md. Anis Akhtar Mr. Anshay B. Mathur : : The matter is heard via video conferencing due to circumstances prevailing on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the present petition, petitioner has prayed for following reliefs: “[A] For issuance of an appropriate writ order or direction setting aside/quashing the office order contained in Memo No- D/503 dated 21-11-2020 (Annexure-8) issued by the Director Recruiting, Army Recruiting Office (ARO), Chakkar Maidan, Muzaffarpur whereby candidature of the present petition for being enrolment into the Indian Army, has been cancelled on the ground that “during pre dispatch med exam you failed to fulfill height Patna High Court CWJC No.3383 of 2021 dt.29-01-2022 criteria of 169 cm as per policy in vogue”. [B] For issuance of an appropriate writ order or direction commanding the respondents to issue appointment letter after appointing the petitioner pursuant to his participation and selection in Recruitment Rally conducted by Army Recruiting office, Muzaffarpur at Chakkar Maidan in the month of November/ December 2019 & January 2020. [C] For issuance of an appropriate writ order or direction commanding the dispose respondents representation/petition dated 03-12-2020 addressed to the DDG (Recruiting), Head Office, Bihar & Jharkhand, Danapur Cant in which entire factual details were incorporated and ultimately prayer was made for issuance of appointment letter. [D] For any other relief or reliefs for which petitioner is deemed entitled by this Hon’ble High Court in the facts and circumstances of the case.”
Under Section 17 of the Armed Forces Act, 2007, petitioner has remedy before the jurisdiction Armed Forces Tribunal.
Operative part
Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed as not maintainable reserving liberty to the petitioner to prefer application/petition before the jurisdictional forum. (P. B. Bajanthri, J) rakhi/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Armed Forces Act, 2007 — s. 17.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Patna High Court, on 29 Jan 2022. The bench was P B BAJANTHRI.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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