In Brief
A Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army was posted to a new unit after complaints of disciplinary breaches. His wife filed a habeas corpus petition in the High Court of Manipur, followed by the officer filing a writ petition challenging his attachment order issued for disciplinary proceedings. The Supreme Court held that the High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain a writ petition challenging military disciplinary orders. Officers under the Army Act 1950 are governed by military regulations, and matters of service and discipline fall exclusively under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, not civilian courts. The Court emphasized that judicial pre-emption of military discipline has serious consequences and set aside the High Court's stay order.
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