Supreme Court Restrains Centre, Navy From Releasing Officers From Service
NDTV
During the hearing, the bench observed that some of them (naval officers) are short of pensionable services by a year or two.
The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the Centre and Navy from releasing from services some officers (both male and female), who were not granted a permanent commission and sought reply from the Centre.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain and senior advocate R Balasubramanian to have a re-look into the grievances of a batch of naval officers, of which some of them have been released from services.
"Having regard to the fact that some of the officers are due for release on February 2, we direct that the officers who are already in service shall not be released pending further orders of this court", the bench directed.
During the hearing, the bench observed, "Some of them (naval officers) are short of pensionable services by a year or two. Those who have been released from service can be considered for pension".
