Kaushal Kumar v. Union of India
Case at a glance
- Decided
- 31 Jan 2022
- Bench
- P B BAJANTHRI
Provisions considered
- Armed Forces Act, 2007 s. 17
Key paragraphs
- Para 44. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach before the jurisdictional forum. (P. B. Bajanthri, J) rakhi/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date
Judgment
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s For the U.O.I. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 31-01-2022 Mr.Kumar Dhirendra Pratap Singh Mr. R.K. Sharma, CGC : : The matter is heard via video conferencing due to circumstances prevailing on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the present petition, petitioners have prayed for following reliefs:
(I) for issuance of a writ/ Order/direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ to respondents to recruit petitioner Kaushal Kumar with immediate effect under family welfare scheme of Battle Casualty. (II) For issuance of a Patna High Court CWJC No.20952 of 2021 dt.31-01-2022 writ/order/direction the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ to the respondents to recruit petitioner Kaushal Kumar and not to defeat petitioner’s genuine recruitment in the name of indefinite verification and enquiry report of petitioner’s being real brother of Krishna Dayal Prasad. (III) For issuance writ/order/direction to conclude enquiry and take decision within one month and to get petitioner no. 1 recruited within the month February, 2022. (IV) For issuance of any appropriate writ/order/direction respondents to extend the benefits of welfare scheme/ quota of Battle Casualty in its true spirit to the petitioners in the matter of recruitment of petitioner no. 1. (V) For issuance of any appropriate writ/order/direction to which this Hon’ble High Court considers that petitioners are entitled thereto.
Under Section 17 of the Armed Forces Act, 2007, petitioners have remedy before the jurisdiction Armed Forces Tribunal.
Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach before the jurisdictional forum. (P. B. Bajanthri, J) rakhi/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Armed Forces Act, 2007 — s. 17.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Patna High Court, on 31 Jan 2022. The bench was P B BAJANTHRI.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
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