Deductions from pay and allowances of officers
Section 90 of the Army Act, 1950 deals with deductions from pay and allowances of officers. The following penal deductions may be made from the pay and allowances of an officer, that is to say,-- (a) all pay and allowances due to an officer for every day he absents himself without leave, unless a satisfactory explanation has been given to his commanding officer and has been approved by the The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.
The following penal deductions may be made from the pay and allowances of an officer, that is to say,--
(a) all pay and allowances due to an officer for every day he absents himself without leave, unless a satisfactory explanation has been given to his commanding officer and has been approved by the Central Government;
(b) all pay and allowances for every day while he is in custody or under suspension from duty on a charge for an offence for which he is afterwards convicted by a criminal court or a court-martial or by an officer exercising authority under section 83 or section 84;
(c) any sum required to make good the pay of any person subject to this Act which he has unlawfully retained or unlawfully refused to pay;
(d) any sum required to make good such compensation for any expenses, loss, damage or destruction occasioned by the commission of an offence as may be determined by the court- martial by whom he is convicted of such offence, or by an officer exercising authority under section 83 or section 84;
(e) all pay and allowances ordered by a court-martial 1 * * * to be forfeited or stopped;
(f) any sum required to pay a fine awarded by a criminal court or a court-martial exercising jurisdiction under section 69;
(g) any sum required to make good any loss, damage, or destruction of public or regimental property which, after due investigation, appears to the Central Government to have been occasioned by the wrongful act or negligence on the part of the officer;
(h) all pay and allowances forfeited by order of the Central Government if the officer is found by a court of inquiry constituted by 2[the Chief of the Army Staff] in this behalf, to have deserted to the enemy, or while in enemy hands, to have served with, or under the orders of, the enemy, or in any manner to have aided the enemy, or to have allowed himself to be taken prisoner by the enemy, through want of due precaution or through disobedience of orders or wilful neglect of duty, or having been taken prisoner by the enemy, to have failed to rejoin his service when it was possible to do so;
(i) any sum required by order of the Central Government 3[or any prescribed officers] to be paid for the maintenance of his wife or his legitimate or illegitimate child or towards the cost of any relief given by the said Government to the said wife or child.
Section 90, The Army Act, 1950 (Act 46 of 1950).
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… That, in the meantime and since 2012, the Army Authorities were deducting 27.5% of the salary per month from the pay and allowances of the respondent-husband as per Section 90(1) of the Army Act, 1950. That by judgment and decree dated 19.05.2018, the learned Family Court passed a decree for dissolution of marriage between the appellant and the respondent on the ground of cruelty and desertion by the appellant-wife. 2.2 Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and decree …
Questions about Section 90
What does Section 90 of the Army Act deal with?
Section 90 of the Army Act is headed "Deductions from pay and allowances of officers". The following penal deductions may be made from the pay and allowances of an officer, that is to say,-- (a) all pay and allowances due to an officer for every day he absents himself without leave, unless a satisfactory explanation has been given to his commanding officer and has been approved by the
How do I find court cases under Section 90 of the Army 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: Army Act 1950 90, section 90 Army Act 1950, section 90 of the Army Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 90 of the Army Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 69 (Civil offences), section 83 (Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by brigade commanders and others), section 84 (Punishment of officers, junior commissioned officers and warrant officers by area commanders and others), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 90 of the Army Act come into force?
Section 90 of the Army Act, cited as Army Act 1950 90, came into force on 22 Jul 1950, having been enacted on 20 May 1950. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 3. Definitions961 words
- 142. Presumption as to certain documents547 words
- 91. Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers415 words
- 34. Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death328 words
- 151. Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed303 words
- 123. Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to Act302 words
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