https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174303 Under the Army Act, confirmation of a summary general court-martial sentence could include mitigation, remission, commutation, or direction for revision, and a superior confirming authority was competent to act. The order directing revision was valid because it did not predetermine the result; it only required reconsideration of a sentence thought to be inadequate. No separate hearing by the confirming authority was required before revision or confirmation, and Article 21 was satisfied because the procedure established by law was followed. The petitioner was heard on revision but declined to address the matter, and the availability of a statutory petition also negatived any complaint of unfairness. The revision and confirmation were upheld as valid. en-us Mon, 27 Nov 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:32:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174303 Under the Army Act, confirmation of a summary general court-martial sentence could include mitigation, remission, commutation, or direction for revision, and a superior confirming authority was competent to act. The order directing revision was valid because it did not predetermine the result; it only required reconsideration of a sentence thought to be inadequate. No separate hearing by the confirming authority was required before revision or confirmation, and Article 21 was satisfied because the procedure established by law was followed. The petitioner was heard on revision but declined to address the matter, and the availability of a statutory petition also negatived any complaint of unfairness. The revision and confirmation were upheld as valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Nov 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174303