Title : Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of District Court-martial
State : Central
Year : 1950
The findings and sentences of district courts-martial may be confirmed by any officer having power to convene a general court-martial or by any officer empowered in this behalf by warrant of such officer. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionState : Central
Year : 1950
ARMY ACT, 1950 ARMY ACT, 1950 46 of 1950 "The need for a general revision of the three Acts, namely, Army Act, 1911, Navy Discipline Act, 1934 and Air Force Act, 1932, has been felt for some time past. Some of the provisions of the existing Acts were already becoming out of date and insufficient for modern requirements, but after the 15th August 147, the need for revision became imperative for obvious reasons. It was, therefore, decided to revise all the three Acts with a view to making them self-sufficient and complete codes in themselves. The object was to make them as closely similar in form and arrangement of matter as the special requirements of each service might demand. 2, Although the revision of the Army and the Air Force Acts has been completed, this has not..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Army Act, 1950
State : Central
Year : 1950
Preamble1 - ARMY ACT, 1950 Chapter I Section1 - Short title and commencement Section2 - Persons subject to this Act Section3 - Definitions Chapter II Section4 - Application of Act to certain forces under Central Government Section5 - Application of Act to forces of Part B States [Repealed] Section6 - Special provision as to rank in certain cases Section7 - Commanding officer of persons subject to military law under clause (i) of section 2 Section8 - Officers exercising powers in certain cases Section9 - Power to declare persons to be on active service Chapter III Section10 - Commission and appointment Section11 - Ineligibility of aliens for enrolment Section12 - Ineligibility of females for enrolment or employment Section13 - Procedure before enrolling officer Section14 -..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Collective Fines
State : Central
Year : 1950
(1) Whenever any weapon or part of a weapon forming part of the equipment of a half squadron, battery, company or other similar unit is lost or stolen, the officer commanding the army, army corps, division or independent brigade to which such unit belongs may, after obtaining the report of a court of inquiry, impose a collective fine upon the junior commissioned officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of such unit, or upon so many of them as, in his judgment, should be held responsible for such loss or theft. (2) Such fine shall be assessed as a percentage on the pay of the individuals on whom it falls. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Choice Between Criminal Court and Court-martial
State : Central
Year : 1950
When a criminal court and a court-martial have each jurisdiction in respect of an offence, it shall be in the discretion of the officer commanding the army, army corps, division or independent brigade in which the accused person is serving or such other officer as may be prescribed to decide before which court the proceedings shall be instituted, and, if that officer decides that they should be instituted before a court-martial, to direct that the accused person shall be detained in military custody. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Commission and Appointment
State : Central
Year : 1950
The President may grant, to such person as he thinks fit, a commission as an officer, or as a junior commissioned officer or appoint any person as a warrant officer of the regular Army. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Ineligibility of Females for Enrolment or Employment
State : Central
Year : 1950
No female shall be eligible for enrolment or employment in the regular Army, except in such corps, department, branch or other body forming part of, or attached to any portion of, the regular Army as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall affect the provisions of any law for the time being in force providing for the raising and maintenance of any service auxiliary to the regular Army or any branch thereof in which females are eligible for enrolment or employment. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Certificate on Termination of Service
State : Central
Year : 1950
Every junior commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enrolled person who is dismissed, removed, discharged, retired or released from the service shall be furnished by his commanding officer with a certificate, in the language which is the mother tongue of such person and also in the English language setting forth-- (a) the authority terminating his service; (b) the cause for such termination; and (c) the full period of his service in the regular Army. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Summary Court-martial
State : Central
Year : 1950
(1) A summary court-martial may be held by the commanding officer of any corps, department or detachment of the regular Army, and he shall alone constitute the court. (2) The proceedings shall be attended throughout by two other persons who shall be officers or junior commissioned officers or one of either, and who shall not as such, be sworn or affirmed. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Ineligibility of Aliens for Enrolment
State : Central
Year : 1950
No person who is not a citizen of India shall, except with the consent of the Central Government signified in writing, be enrolled in the regular Army: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall bar the enrolment of the subjects of Nepal in the regular Army. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section