SC upholds decision to sack naval officers facing trial in Navy war room leak case

The Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to sack two naval officers facing criminal trial in the 2005 Navy war room leak case.

A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra refused to intervene with the 2013 order of Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) rejecting the contention of senior naval officers, Commanders Vijendra Rana and V K Jha, that the department could not have discharged them without a show-cause notice and an opportunity to present their case.

The bench found no merit in their petition and upheld the government’s decision regarding their dismissal from the armed forces.