The Armed Forces Tribunal’s Chandigarh bench observed that despite directions to the officer to file an updated case status and be present in person, he had chosen to defy the order.
The court did not agree to his demand for grant of compensation and said that disability suffered was not found to be attributable to or aggravated by the military service
The case relates to the July 18, 2020 encounter at Amshipora in which three men of Rajouri district -- Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar -- were killed and branded as terrorists
The Principal Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal headed by Justice Rajendra Menon also asked the Indian Air Force to change their rules and conditions for granting permission to air warriors for applying for grade A services exams outside the force.