Lt Gen P.K. Rath, IA (ret) |
Some of the reports can be accessed here:
However, it seems that though the decision of the Armed
Forces Tribunal has hovered around the evidence and its effect and the
culpability on merits--ultimately acquitting the officer, the Tribunal has not
touched upon very pertinent issues raised by the Appellant on technical and
other legal points which could have had a bearing on similar cases in the
future. A cursory perusal of the decision would reveal the same.
Though the former Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the
Indian Army, General V.K. Singh, has sharply reacted to the decision stating that
the AFT has passed personal remarks against him, the decision per se does not
come to any such conclusion. Perhaps the
media as well as General Singh have misread the recording of the Appellant’s
contentions in the order as an observation of the Tribunal, which in fact is
not the case. The Tribunal in its dicta does not make any direct personal
statement against the former Chief.
The Tribunal has also awarded compensatory costs of Rupees
1,00,000 to the Appellant.
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