https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312402 A General Court Martial rejecting a special plea to jurisdiction under Rule 51 of the Army Rules, 1954 must record reasons, even though the rule expressly mentions reasons only when the plea is allowed. The omission does not exclude the duty to give reasons, because reasoned orders are a basic requirement of natural justice, curb arbitrariness, and make appellate or writ remedies meaningful. On that basis, the unreasoned order overruling the plea could not stand, and the jurisdictional objection was directed to be decided afresh by a reasoned order. en-us Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:39:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312402 A General Court Martial rejecting a special plea to jurisdiction under Rule 51 of the Army Rules, 1954 must record reasons, even though the rule expressly mentions reasons only when the plea is allowed. The omission does not exclude the duty to give reasons, because reasoned orders are a basic requirement of natural justice, curb arbitrariness, and make appellate or writ remedies meaningful. On that basis, the unreasoned order overruling the plea could not stand, and the jurisdictional objection was directed to be decided afresh by a reasoned order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312402