In Brief
Surgeon Rear Admiral Manisha Jaiprakash challenged an Armed Forces Tribunal order upholding the application of a Navy Order to her Confidential Reports prepared before the Order's effective date. The Supreme Court dismissed her appeals, holding that even if the Navy Order was technically inapplicable to prior reports, she suffered no prejudice because she would not have qualified for promotion based on comparative merit regardless. The Court reaffirmed that procedural violations warrant court intervention only when actual prejudice is demonstrated; technical breaches alone are insufficient.
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