Punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers
Section 82 of the Air Force Act, 1950 deals with punishment of persons other than officers and warrant officers. Subject to the provisions of section 84, a commanding officer or such other officer as is, with the consent of the Central Government, specified by [the Chief of the Air Staff], may, in the prescribed manner, proceed against a person subject to this Act otherwise than as an officer or warrant office The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.
Subject to the provisions of section 84, a commanding officer or such other officer as is, with the consent of the Central Government, specified by 1[the Chief of the Air Staff], may, in the prescribed manner, proceed against a person subject to this Act otherwise than as an officer or warrant officer who is charged with an offence under this Act and award such person, to the extent prescribed, one or more of the following punishments, that is to say,--
(a) detention up to twenty-eight days;
(b) confinement to the camp up to fourteen days;
(c) extra guards or duties not exceeding three in number:
(d) deprivation of acting rank;
(e) forfeiture of badge pay;
(f) severe reprimand or reprimand;
(g) fine up to fourteen days' pay in any one month;
(h) penal deductions under clause
(g) of section 92;
(i) admonition;
(j) any prescribed field punishment up to twenty-eight days, in the case of a person on active service.
Section 82, The Air Force Act, 1950 (Act 45 of 1950).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
This section refers to
Referred to by 10
- s. 81 Punishments otherwise than by court-martial
- s. 83 Requirement of sanction in certain cases
- s. 84 Limit of punishments under section 82
- s. 85 Punishments in addition to those specified in section 82
- s. 92 Deductions from pay and allowances of airmen
- s. 108 Provost-marshals
- s. 120 Prohibition of second trial
- s. 126 Successive trials by a criminal, court and a court-martial
- s. 143 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- s. 189 Power to make rules
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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S.P. Pandey v. Union of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Air Force Act ss.82–84 summary-punishment / sanction framework: de novo trial after expungement without proper s.83 sanction and disproportionate admonition for trivial civil-area overtaking; SC awards compensation recognising dignity/proportionality in Forces discipline. Body cites 2010–2011 admonition dates — DATE-CHECK FP; digitally signed Judgement 2024-10-21. Attach despite index date-noise.
On this section: s.82 summary punishment of persons other than officers/warrant officers framed the admonition pathway later found disproportionate.
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Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… being graded under category G4 whereunder the officer cannot be employed in activities demanding severe physical and mental stress, the respondent nos. 3 and 4 have compelled the husband of the petitioner to perform duties requiring strenuous activities and later inflicted him with punishment of "reprimand" under Section 82 of the Air Force Act, 1950. 6. The petitioner further asserts that the respondent no. 3 has threatened that the husband of the petitioner shall be terminated form service without any terminal benefits. Signed By:SHALOO BATRA Location: Signature Not Verified 7. At the outset, it is noted that though the …
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… as passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal at its Jaipur Bench ('the Tribunal') whereby, the Tribunal declined to entertain his application against the punishment order issued under Section 82 of the Air Force Act. The Tribunal was of the view that any other punishment, except the punishment of dismissal awarded under Section 82 of the Air Force Act, cannot be considered to be the "service matter" within the meaning of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 ('the Act of 2007') and, therefore, it had no jurisdiction to entertain, hear and decide the application filed by the present respondent. It appears that after having heard the learned …
Questions about Section 82
What have the courts held on Section 82 of the Air Force Act?
S.P. Pandey v. Union of India (21 Oct 2024) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.82 summary punishment of persons other than officers/warrant officers framed the admonition pathway later found disproportionate.
How do I find court cases under Section 82 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 82, section 82 Air Force Act 1950, section 82 of the Air Force Act. People searching for it also type section 82 of air force act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with S.P. Pandey v. Union of India (21 Oct 2024).
What should I read with Section 82 of the Air Force Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 84 (Limit of punishments under section 82), section 92 (Deductions from pay and allowances of airmen), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 10 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 82 of the Air Force Act come into force?
Section 82 of the Air Force Act, cited as Air Force Act 1950 82, 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.
Other sections of this Act
- 4. Definitions981 words
- 141. Presumption as to certain documents492 words
- 92. Deductions from pay and allowances of airmen414 words
- 91. Deductions from pay and allowances of officers414 words
- 34. Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death396 words
- 32. Priority in respect of Air Force personnel's litigation301 words
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