About three decades after an IAF Wing Commander was dismissed from service by a general court martial (GCM) on charges of murdering an Army jawan, he was reinstated in service earlier this year after being finally acquitted of all charges by the Supreme Court, but has been denied post-retirement notional promotion to higher ranks on the grounds that he did not meet the eligibility criteria.

“After his dismissal from service based on the conviction in the court martial till his reinstatement in May 2025, the petitioner had not discharged his duties, he had not earned his confidential reports (ACRs) and other qualitative requirement (QR) criteria required for promotion to various posts from Wing Commander to be promoted as Group Captain, thereafter as an Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal and

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