In Brief
An Air Force officer (LAC Yogesh Pathania) was tried and convicted by District Court Martial on charges including insubordinate language to a senior officer, use of criminal force, and conduct prejudicial to Air Force discipline, following an incident involving altercation over a TV channel and subsequent disturbance among trainees. The Armed Forces Tribunal upheld the conviction and dismissal order. The Supreme Court dismissed his appeal, holding that the Tribunal's findings of fact were plausible and did not warrant interference, and no point of law of general public importance was involved requiring leave to appeal.
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