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1992 Supreme(Ker) 260

M.JAGANNADHA RAO, P.KRISHNA MOORTHY
Mangal Singh Bhatti – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent


Judgment :-

JAGANNADHA RAO, C.J.

This Writ Appeal is preferred against the judgment of the learned single Judge dismissing the Writ Petition by judgment dated 16-7-1992 in O. P. No. 8863 of 1992-E.

2. The appellant-writ petitioner is a Regulating Petty Officer (Air Crew Diver) of INS, Venduruthy, southern Naval Command. He had 15 years of service, and opted for voluntary retirement. He was to be relived on 28-3-1992 at Bombay, and before going to Bombay he was to be relieved from his unit on 28-3-1992. But in respect of an incident which took place on 29-3-1992, he has taken into custody on 30-3-1992 by the naval authorities. Thereafter his wife filed a habeas corpus application, O.P. No. 4550 of 1992, to get him released from the custody of the Naval authorities. The said Writ Petitioner was finally heard by a Division Bench of this Court had was disposed of by judgment dated 24-4-1992. While refusing to issue a writ of habeas corpus, the learned Judges directed the naval authorities' to complete the investigation and trail and dispose of the matter in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within two months from the date of the judgment.'

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