Army Act, 1950 · Chapter IV: Conditions of Service
Section 19: Termination of service by Central Government
Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder the Central Government may dismiss, or remove from the service, any person subject to this Act.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 19
- Sanjay Marutirao Patil v. Union of India and Others
- Union of India and Others v. Major S.P. Sharma and Others
- Union of India and Ors. v. Capt. Satendra Kumar
- Union of India and Ors. v. Ashok Kumar and Ors.
- M.M. Malhotra v. Union of India and Ors.
- Union of India and Ors. v. Harjeet Singh Sandhu
- Major Radha Krishan v. Union of India and Ors.