RAHUL ARORA Vs. ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Challenge in the present writ petition is to an order passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh at Chandimandir (for short 'the Tribunal') on 14.08.2012, whereby the transferred writ petition filed before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh was entertained as an appeal under Section 15 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2009.

(2.) The petitioner, posted as Classified ENT Specialist at Military Hospital, Secunderabad under Indian Artillery Commandant, Golkonda, Hyderabad, was charge-sheeted on 14.09.2004 on the following three charges:-

(3.) In nutshell, the primary charge against the petitioner is that on 31.05.2002, he initially declared Recruit/Soldier/GD K. Saddaiah, as 'Unfit', but later altered the same to 'Review after fifteen days of treatment' and, thus, he has falsified the official document. The allegation is also of absence from duty & behaving in a manner unbecoming of his position.