Cdr Seema Chaudhary vs Union Of India

insc-2024-147 Supreme Court of India 26 February 2024 • Review Petition (Civil) No 1036 of 2023; Civil Appeal No 2216 of 2022 • 11 min read

Judges (2)

Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud Delivered Hima Kohli Coram

Parties (2)

Union of India Respondent Cdr Seema Chaudhary Petitioner

Case Significance

Cdr Seema Chaudhary vs Union Of India is a Supreme Court of India decision dated February 26, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-147). Commander Seema Chaudhary, a Short Service Commission Officer in the Indian Navy's JAG Branch, filed a review petition seeking fresh consideration for Permanent Commission after the Court's earlier judgment in Union of India vs Lt. Cdr. Annie Nagaraja. The CJI found that the Selection Board had failed to properly consider her case as the sole serving JAG officer of the 2007 batch. The Court directed fresh consideration for PC by the Selection Board uninfluenced by any previous decisions, with The bench comprised Justices Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli. The judgment was delivered by Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.

Summary

Commander Seema Chaudhary, a Short Service Commission Officer in the Indian Navy's JAG Branch, filed a review petition seeking fresh consideration for Permanent Commission after the Court's earlier judgment in Union of India vs Lt. Cdr. Annie Nagaraja. The CJI found that the Selection Board had failed to properly consider her case as the sole serving JAG officer of the 2007 batch. The Court directed fresh consideration for PC by the Selection Board uninfluenced by any previous decisions, with proportional vacancy creation if needed under Article 142.

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Judgment

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