https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312506 The Armed Forces Tribunal's reliance on sealed-cover vacancy data and Selection Board material, without disclosure to the affected officers, breached natural justice. The undisclosed material was used to support findings of no mala fides, no gender bias, and failure only on comparative merit, yet the officers were denied access to the very basis of those conclusions. Because they could not effectively challenge the data or the selection process, substantial prejudice resulted. The Tribunal's judgment could not be sustained and the matter required fresh adjudication after disclosure of the relevant material. en-us Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:36:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312506 The Armed Forces Tribunal's reliance on sealed-cover vacancy data and Selection Board material, without disclosure to the affected officers, breached natural justice. The undisclosed material was used to support findings of no mala fides, no gender bias, and failure only on comparative merit, yet the officers were denied access to the very basis of those conclusions. Because they could not effectively challenge the data or the selection process, substantial prejudice resulted. The Tribunal's judgment could not be sustained and the matter required fresh adjudication after disclosure of the relevant material. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312506