Discharge from Air Force on Grounds of Cumulative Unsuitability Not a Punishment: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the distinction between discharge and punishment in armed forces service law. The decision was passed by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury. The Court held that discharge of an airman on the ground of unsuitability under Rule 15(2)(g)(ii) Air Force Rules 1969 does not amount to punishment. Background of the case The petitioner, Dwipjyoti…
