Landmark Judgements

Case No
Title
Brief Description
WP (C ) 4455/2010
Harishwar Dayal vs Union of India
Full Bench decision of the CAT (PB) was challenged. CAT (PB) had refused interference in private respondent's promotion. Hon'ble HIgh Court qualshed the promotion of the private respondent which was earned by him by judicial intervention upto Hon'ble Apex Court.
OA 802/2015 and other connected matters
Col Mukul Dev vs Union of India
Grant of Non Functional Upgradation to Armed Forces officers of all three services at par with Group 'A' civilian officers.
OA 116/2011 (AFT Lucknow)
Col Rajvir Singh vs Secretary Ministry of Defence
Interpretation of date of commencement of period of limitation under section 122 of Army Act.
OA 658/2008
Rajesh Jain vs Union of India
Cut off date for eligibility criteria was challenged in first round of litigation for appointment to the post of Judicial Member CESTAT and subsequent case was filed for correct computation of time and age of applicant.
CA 4/2014 (Full Bench at AFT Delhi)
Lt Col Mukul Dev vs Shri R. K. Mathur
Full Bench Constituted to decide whether provisions of Contempt of Court under section 19 of the AFT Act can be invoked to get the judgements/ orders implemented by the Tribunal And Whether the AFT is a Court of Record
CA 451/2015
Union of India vs Brig DN Singh
Promotion in Army. Whether the approving authority can change the recommendations of Selection Board without assigning any reasons
CA Dy 23984/2014
Col MM Mujumdar vs Union of India
Promotion policy in Army. Can the marks for same qualification for promotion be differentiated on the basis of methodology used for acquiring higher qualifications.
WP (C ) 5384/2017
Karan Nair vs Union of India
Defence Quota for admissions to Delhi University. Prioritisation of quota contested.
WP (C ) 8041/2015
Utkarsh vs Chairman and MD, Air Inida Ltd
Arbitrary reservation of vacancies (50%). For campus recruitment for commercial pilots only from IGRUA. Other flying institues left out for campus recruitment
OA 286/2017 and other connected matters
Maj Mukul Sharma vs Union of India
Discrimination meted to the applicants for non - consideration for allotment of PG Seats in AFMC Pune on the basis of NEET Examination, stating the applicants to be short service commission officers.
OA 3208/2011
SK Singh & Ors vs Chairman cum MD BSNL
Applicants sought pay parity and equal pay for equal work by way of stepping up of pay.
OA 1999/2009
AP Pathak vs Union of India
Appeared for private respondents whose selection in NHAI was challenged by applicant on the ground of insufficient experience in Highways and the private respondents' experience was upheld.
OA 2771/2008
Durga Prasad & Ors vs Secretary Minitsry of Health
Represented Union of India wherein the applicants working as Operation Theatre Assistants sought pay parity with their counterparts in Delhi Cantonment Board General Hospital.
OA 509/2017
Col JK Satpathy vs Union of India & Ors
Fixation of Pay and grant of Military service pay on absorption of Army officer to Civil Post
OA No 2042/2028
Ulhas Hiray & Ors vs. Union of India & Ors.
Pay Fixation with benefit of bunching to the applicants as per illustration 4A of Rule 7 (1) of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, which is equal to 3% of the Pay Band + corresponding Grade pay and refix the pay of the applicants w.e.f. 01.01.2006
OA 1413/2022
Lt Col Sandeep Kumar
Promotion to the rank of Col on the basis of disputed value judgement marks by Selection Board and the Tribunal granted the promotion
OA 367/2022
Col Sameer Balodi Vs. Union of India
Challenging the conduct of second Court of Inquiry on the same facts and grounds which were already investigated and applicant suitably reprimanded
TA 313/2010 (AFT Lucknow)
Union of India vs State of MP (Private respondent Maj RS Dudee)
Plea of private respondent regarding remission by Governor for convicts under Army Act is dispute between Centre and State and thus Original jurisdiction lies with Hon'ble Supreme Court under Article 131 of Constitution.
OA 286/2017 and other connected matters
Maj Mukul Sharma vs Union of India
Discrimination meted to the applicants for non - consideration for allotment of PG Seats in AFMC Pune on the basis of NEET Examination, stating the applicants to be short service commission officers.
OA 462/2015
Sep Rohith vs Union of India
Challenged award of punishment of dismissal and three months RI by Court Martial. Challenging GCM on the basis of Supreme Court judgement declaring section 66 of IT Act as unconstitutional. Interpretation of date of effectiveness of unconstitutionality.
OA 386/2012
Brig PK Tikoo vs Union of India
GCM cannot be held in the absence of sufficient evidence collected in Summary of Evidence, and non - application of mind of competent authority under Rule 37 of Army Rules while ordering GCM.
TA 551/2009
Maj Shalu Singh vs Union of India
Pre-mature release from Army Medical Corps since married to person settling in foreign country.
CA 4/2014 (Full Bench at AFT Delhi)
Lt Col Mukul Dev vs Shri R. K. Mathur
Full Bench Constituted to decide whether provisions of Contempt of Court under section 19 of the AFT Act can be invoked to get the judgements/ orders implemented by the Tribunal And Whether the AFT is a Court of Record
OA 189/2009
Smt Sunita Devi vs Union of India
Family pension when the husband of the applicant was treated as deserter when he only absented himself without leave. AFT held him to have died in harness and family pension granted.
TA 431/2009
Nb Risaldar Jai Karan Singh vs Union of India
Punishment of Life Imprisonment by Summary General Court Martial.
OA 67/2015
Maj Gen Sukesh Rakshit vs Union of India
Non - promotion to the rank of Lt Gen and challenging certain ACRs wherein the impugned ACRs were quashed and directed to re-consider by review board.
OA 39 (J)/ 2017
Maj Gen Deepinder Singh vs Union of India
Applicant challenged demotion to the rank of Brig on the basis of policy not issued by competent authority. Promotion restored.
OA 118/2017
Col Avinash Puri vs Union of India
Increase in age of retirement for Army officers (Col) from 54 to 56 years.
OA 1387/2018
Col DP Singh vs Union of India
Release from Army on selection of applicant in civil organisation applied through proper channel.
OA 657/2018
Brig Rajwant Singh vs Union of India
Promotion to the rank of Maj Gen when the policy has been changed after the selection procedure commenced and the vacancies reduced to 3/4.