FARUKH KHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In view of the judgment passed by the Coordinate Bench in the case of Nathulal Gurjar v. Union of India: 2014(2) WLC 244, wherein the Court observed as under:-

(2.) The writ petition would not be maintainable before this Court in relation to selection/recruitment in the Armed Forces, which is governed under the Army Act.

(3.) This Court is of the firm view that Armed Forces Tribunal has an exclusive jurisdiction to decide matters which arise in relation to the Army Act and the other Defence Forces Act. The view of this Court is also affirmed in view of the judgment passed by the Supreme Court in case of Union of India and ors. v. Major General Shri Kant Sharma and Anr. reported in 2015(6) SCC 773 wherein the Supreme Court held as under: