Ex-Army Colonel strikes Delhi HC looking for quashing of Agnipath scheme

By IANS

NEW DELHI: A former Army Colonel on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court looking for to put aside the Agnipath scheme of short-term recruitment into the armed forces and to not cancel the choice of the candidates who’ve already cleared the recruitment examination for the Indian Air Force in 2019.

The PIL filed by Col. Amit Kumar, who opted for voluntary retirement final yr and has enrolled as an advocate registered on the Bar Council of Delhi, was listed earlier than the division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.

Hearing the plea, the bench listed the matter for listening to on August 25, clubbing it together with different comparable circumstances.

It could also be famous that the Supreme Court had just lately transferred all of the pleas difficult the Agnipath scheme to the Delhi High Court, the place comparable challenges in opposition to the scheme are already pending.

Through the PIL, the petitioner sought instructions to the Centre and all authorities underneath it to challenge interview letters/choice letters to all candidates who had beforehand cleared the choice course of for entry into to the Army, Navy and Air Force as troopers/sailors/airmen.

The plea contended that the Agnipath scheme is unenforceable because it violates Section 193A of the Army Act, 1950 because it was by no means tabled earlier than any House of the Parliament.

“The petition relates to the Agnipath scheme which is a new scheme being implemented by the Central government, especially the Ministry of Defence, for recruitment of soldiers/sailors/airmen into the Army/Navy/Air Force. The scheme compromises on national security and future of youth, which in turn violates the fundamental rights of the citizens,” the plea learn.

“This scheme has induced lots of resentment among the many drive veterans and public alike resulting from a lot of loopholes in it. The resentment went to the extent of violent protests inflicting injury to public property and the state governments of some states have additionally handed resolutions in opposition to it.

“The scheme on the first instance seems to put national security at stake and is harmful to the future of the youth, which surely affects the fundamental rights of the citizens. The scheme suffers from lack of pilot test, lack of efficient training, weaponisation of youth which can lead to the internal security threat, lack of financial security to soldiers, exploitation of 75 per cent Agniveers after four years etc.,” it added.

So far, three different pleas associated to the scheme are pending earlier than the excessive courtroom.

NEW DELHI: A former Army Colonel on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court looking for to put aside the Agnipath scheme of short-term recruitment into the armed forces and to not cancel the choice of the candidates who’ve already cleared the recruitment examination for the Indian Air Force in 2019.

The PIL filed by Col. Amit Kumar, who opted for voluntary retirement final yr and has enrolled as an advocate registered on the Bar Council of Delhi, was listed earlier than the division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.

Hearing the plea, the bench listed the matter for listening to on August 25, clubbing it together with different comparable circumstances.

It could also be famous that the Supreme Court had just lately transferred all of the pleas difficult the Agnipath scheme to the Delhi High Court, the place comparable challenges in opposition to the scheme are already pending.

Through the PIL, the petitioner sought instructions to the Centre and all authorities underneath it to challenge interview letters/choice letters to all candidates who had beforehand cleared the choice course of for entry into to the Army, Navy and Air Force as troopers/sailors/airmen.

The plea contended that the Agnipath scheme is unenforceable because it violates Section 193A of the Army Act, 1950 because it was by no means tabled earlier than any House of the Parliament.

“The petition relates to the Agnipath scheme which is a new scheme being implemented by the Central government, especially the Ministry of Defence, for recruitment of soldiers/sailors/airmen into the Army/Navy/Air Force. The scheme compromises on national security and future of youth, which in turn violates the fundamental rights of the citizens,” the plea learn.

“This scheme has induced lots of resentment among the many drive veterans and public alike resulting from a lot of loopholes in it. The resentment went to the extent of violent protests inflicting injury to public property and the state governments of some states have additionally handed resolutions in opposition to it.

“The scheme on the first instance seems to put national security at stake and is harmful to the future of the youth, which surely affects the fundamental rights of the citizens. The scheme suffers from lack of pilot test, lack of efficient training, weaponisation of youth which can lead to the internal security threat, lack of financial security to soldiers, exploitation of 75 per cent Agniveers after four years etc.,” it added.

So far, three different pleas associated to the scheme are pending earlier than the excessive courtroom.