UNION OF INDIA & ORS. versus BRIG. DEVINDER SINGH

Reports like After-Action Reports, prepared for strategic studies and having no civil consequences, are not subject to judicial review or correction by courts or tribunals; maintenance of such records is the prerogative of military experts and officers, not the judiciary.

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Parties: Appellant: Union of India & Ors.; Respondent: Brig. Devinder Singh
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 23 August 2019
Procedural Posture: Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome: appeals allowed
Legal Topics: Judicial Review, Armed Forces Reports, Confidential Documents

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Parties

Union of India & Ors.

Appellant

Brig. Devinder Singh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether reports like After-Action Reports and Battle Performance Reports regarding the Kargil War are subject to judicial review and correction by the tribunal or courts

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

appeals allowed

Orders

Set aside Tribunal's direction to correct the After-Action Report and other similar reports.

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