Judgment

Arijit Pasayat, J.—Union of India and its functionaries calls in question legality of the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court holding that the learned Single Judge was right in quashing the orders dated 16.6.2000 and 27.6.2000, and further directing appellants to allow the respondent to complete training from the stage he had left and to act in terms of the instructions of the Headquarters, Indian Air Force as regards re-testing.

2. Factual background in a nutshell as highlighted by the appellants is as follows:-

The respondent was selected as a Flight Cadet to undergo training to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force (in short ‘Air Force). The concerned course for being commissioned as pilot officer was course No. 157 which covered a period of 72 weeks. It commenced on 5.2.1995. During training the respondent complained of knee injury which was sustained prior to training on 28.12.1994 due to a road accident. Since he remained absent during the course, it was felt that he could not be continued in the pilot course, flying training was terminated and he was given option of joining Ab-initio Navigator’s course which the respondent accepted and jo