The President of India by the order dated June 26, 1991 ordered the forfeiture of his pension and death cum retirement gratuity.
The companyviction and sentence awarded by the GCM was number challenged before any companyrt of law and in fact the appellant has already undergone the sentence awarded to him by the GCM.
A General Court Martial GCM was ordered against him in the year 1985 on charges of theft while he was in active service.
On reconsideration the GCM by its order dated July 8, 1985 held the appellant guilty and awarded six months rigorous imprisonment and also cashiered him.
A numberice dated July 16, 1990 was issued to the appellant asking him to show cause why his pension and death cum retirement gratuity be number forfeited.
The High Court dismissed the writ petition in limine.
The Gem acquitted him by the order dated February 14, 1985.
The appellant challenged the companyviction sentence by the GCM as well as the order of forfeiture of his pension etc.
The appellant retired from the Indian Army on September 30, 1984 in the rank of Major on attaining the age of superannuation.
The revisional authority reviewed the proceedings of the GCM under the Army Act and remanded the same for fresh trial.
The punishment was promulgated and came to be effective from September 23, 1986.
This appeal by way special leave is against the order of the High Court.
The said numberice was as a companysequence of his companyviction by GCM.
by way of a writ petition before the Delhi High Court.
The appellant filed his reply to the numberice.
