Air Force Rules, 1969

Four Indian Air Force officers were granted Premature Separation from Service (PSS) under the Air Force Human Resource Policy, subsequently withdrew their requests and sought to continue in service. The Air Headquarters rejected their withdrawal applications, citing Paragraph 18 of the policy which permits withdrawal o…

Group Captain S.P.S. Rajkumar was charged with nine counts of financial impropriety and was tried before a General Court Martial (GCM) which found him guilty of four charges and sentenced him to loss of two years seniority and a severe reprimand. The convening authority ordered a re‑assembly of the GCM, which then sent…

The appellant, a Muslim airman, applied to retain his beard on religious grounds but was ordered to shave under Air Force policy. He was discharged after refusing, and his writ petition challenging the order was dismissed by the High Court. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether Regulation 425(b) of the Armed Fo…

The Union of India and others sought to discharge several Airmen under the Habitual Offenders Policy, issuing show‑cause notices and receiving replies from the respondents. The respondents challenged the discharges, alleging that the replies to the show‑cause notices were not considered, thereby violating natural justi…

The appellant, an Air Force officer, was compulsorily retired under Section 19 of the Air Force Act, 1950 and Rule 15 of the Air Force Rules, 1969 for alleged misconduct, chiefly the belated filing of his property return six years after the prescribed six‑month period. He contended that the Court of Enquiry had cleared…

M.M. Malhotra, a permanent commission officer of the Indian Air Force, was married to Roopa (Ruby) Malhotra under Hindu rites. The complainant alleged that Malhotra had an illicit relationship and had contracted a second marriage with Miss Anna Suja John, and that he brutally tortured Roopa. A disciplinary enquiry led …