Discharge or dismissal when out of India
Section 24 of the Air Force Act, 1950 deals with discharge or dismissal when out of India. Any person enrolled under this Act who is entitled under the conditions of his enrolment to be discharged, or whose discharge is ordered by competent authority, and who, when he is so entitled or ordered to be discharged, is serving out of India, and requests to be sent to India, shall, before being The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.
(1) Any person enrolled under this Act who is entitled under the conditions of his enrolment to be discharged, or whose discharge is ordered by competent authority, and who, when he is so entitled or ordered to be discharged, is serving out of India, and requests to be sent to India, shall, before being discharged, be sent to India with all convenient speed.
(2) Any person enrolled under this Act who is dismissed from the service and who, when he is so dismissed, is serving out of India, shall be sent to India with all convenient speed.
(3) Where any such person as is mentioned in sub-section (2) is sentenced to dismissal combined with any other punishment, such other punishment or, in the case of a sentence of transportation, imprisonment or detention, a portion of such sentence may be inflicted before he is sent to India.
(4) for the purposes of this section, the word, "discharge" shall include release, and the word dismissal shall include removal.
Section 24, The Air Force Act, 1950 (Act 45 of 1950).
Questions about Section 24
What does Section 24 of the Air Force Act deal with?
Section 24 of the Air Force Act is headed "Discharge or dismissal when out of India". Any person enrolled under this Act who is entitled under the conditions of his enrolment to be discharged, or whose discharge is ordered by competent authority, and who, when he is so entitled or ordered to be discharged, is serving out of India, and requests to be sent to India, shall, before being
How do I find court cases under Section 24 of the Air Force Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Air Force Act 1950 24, section 24 Air Force Act 1950, section 24 of the Air Force Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 24 of the Air Force Act come into force?
Section 24 of the Air Force Act, cited as Air Force Act 1950 24, came into force on 22 Jul 1950, having been enacted on 18 May 1950. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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