WEB DESK: The Delhi high court has upheld the termination of services of a Christian army officer over his consistent refusal to fully participate in the weekly regimental religious parades and said the armed forces were united by their uniform rather than being divided by their religion.
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur rejected the petition by the Indian Army Lieutenant, who served as a ‘Troop Leader’ of a squadron, against the termination order passed on March 3, 2021, that dismissed him from the Indian Army without pension and gratuity.The court opined that the petitioner kept his religion above the lawful command from his superior, and disobedience was an offence under the Army Act.
“In the present case, the question is not of religious freedom at all; it is a question of following a lawful command of a superior. It is not disputed by the petitioner that his superiors have been calling upon him to attend the religious parades by even entering the sanctum sanctorum and perform the rituals if this would help in boosting the morale of the troops. In the present case, the petitioner has kept his religion above a lawful command from his superior. This clearly is an act of indiscipline,” said the bench.
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