Santosh Kumar v. The Union Of India And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20200 of 2010 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar S/O Late Rajendra Prasad R/O Vill.- Chhotaki Delha (Paraiya Road), P.S.- Delha, Distt.- Gaya .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The Union of India through the Ministry of Defence, Defence Secretariat, Raksha Bhawan, New Delhi through the Secretary.

2. The Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi

3. The Engineer-In-Chief Engineering Branch, Army Headquarter, Kashmir House, New Delhi

4. The Chief Engineer Jabalpur Zone, Military Engineering Service, Bhagat Marg, Post Box No. 84, Jabalpur Cantt.

5. The Superintending Engineer Jabalpur Zone, Military Engineering Service, Bhagat Marg, Post Box No. 84, Jabalpur Cantt.

6. The Garrison Engineer Danapur Cantt., Bihar, Patna

7. The Executive Engineer (Garrison Engineer), Danapur Cantt., Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nitesh Kumar, Advocate.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Anjani Kumar Sharan, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT 26-06-2015 Having regard to the fact that the prayer of the petitioner, a military man, in this writ application relates to enforcement of service conditions of Indian Army, the remedy for the petitioner in terms of Section 4 of the Arms Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 will be only before the competent Armed Forces Tribunal.

2. That being so, this writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to move before the appropriate Tribunal. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J) Sujit/- U