In Brief
A naval sailor was dismissed and stripped of his Good Conduct Badge after allegedly hitting a superior officer who had used abusive language and refused the sailor's request to assign certain duties. The Armed Forces Tribunal found the use of force was a reflex action to provocation, no witness had actually testified to the hitting, and the superior officer was neither examined nor available for cross-examination. The Tribunal substituted dismissal with 75 days detention (already served). The Supreme Court upheld this decision, finding the Tribunal's jurisdiction proper and the substituted punishment proportionate to the misconduct, while also ordering reinstatement without back wages.", <parameter name="subject_tags">["Armed Forces Law", "Disciplinary Proceedings", "Administrative Law", "Military Service", "Proportionality of Punishment"]
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