Government - the Incorrigible Litigant

By Vijay Kumar

A study by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy revealed that in the year 2014, the Government had filed 890 appeals in the Supreme Court against orders of the Armed Forces Tribunal while only 34 appeals were filed by individuals. Of the 890 government appeals, 861 were dismissed in limine.

The Armed Forces Tribunal deals with service matters of defence employees and many of the appellants are low placed soldiers or their widows.