THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA Writ Petition No.34234 of 2024

ORDER:

(Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili)

Aggrieved by the order dated 09.11.2023 passed in O.A.(A) No.41 of 2022 along with M.A.No.82 of 2022 by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chennai Circuit Bench, Hyderabad (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), the present Writ Petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri K.L.N. Raghavendra Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri N. Ravi Chaudhary, learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

3. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the petitioners had contended that the respondent was initially enrolled as Nursing Assistant in the Army Medical Corps on 25.04.1995 and subsequently, he was promoted to the rank of Havildar. While the respondent was working as Nursing Assistant at Artillery Centre, Hyderabad, the respondent was involved in a question paper leakage incident that occurred on the intervening night of 28-29^th November, 2015. A team led by Lt. Col. B.S.Shekawat has raided the Coaching Centre, Secunderabad and found the respondent there, who was instrumental in the leakage of q