Study and Practice of Military Law
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Notifications, orders and policy letters. Specimen forms. I: 1. Introduction to the administration of military law. 2. Historical evolution of military law. 3. Application of the army act to certain forces under Central Government. 4. Application of the Army Act to General Reserve Engineer Force. 5. Military offences, punishments and Penal deductions. 6. Violation of good order and discipline. 7. Courts of inquiry, committees, boards of officers and courts of inquest. 8. Charge-sheet and offence report. 9. Arrest and suspension. 10. Confession. 11. Reporting of occurrences, hearing of charges and summary disposal of offences under Army Act Section 80. 12. Summary of evidence. 13. Duties of the Commanding Officer before, during and the after trial by court-martial. 14. Summary disposals under sections 83 to 85 of the Army Act. 15. Administrative action in the army. 16. Courts-Martial. 17. Duties of the formation commanders and 'A' Staff Officers in relation to Courts-martial. 18. Summary Court-martial. 19. Judiciary of the army. 20. Civil offences and adjustment of jurisdiction between criminal courts and tribunals of the Armed Forces. 21. Armed Forces of the union and their laws--a comparative study. 22. Prosecution and defence. 23. Furlough and Parole. 24. Complaints, representations and petitions. 25. Maintenance of wives, children and parents. 26. Epilogue. II: 1. The Army Act, 1950. 2. The Army Rules, 1954. 3. Appendices to Army rules, 1954. Bibliography.
"A comprehensive and exhaustive self contained guide on practical aspect on Military law. The book has constantly been very popular amongst its users, ever since the publication of its first edition during 1988. It has been constantly been improved, revised, and updated in its subsequent editions which were published during 1991, 1994, 1996 and 2001 respectively. In his sixth edition the book has again been virtually re-written to maintain its progressive character by incorporating the latest amendments to Army Act, Army Rules, Regulations and Administrative instructions. Case Law has further been updated. The book now includes two parts and contains the following:
What does military law imply, method of its study and techniques to deal with legal problems, concerning military personnel with accuracy and promptitude.
Historical evolution of military law, its application, military offences, punishments and penal deductions.
Courts of inquiry, boards of officers and courts of inquest.
Framing of charges, offence reports, specimen of charges, law governing hearing of charges, recording of summaries of evidence, summary disposals; censures and warning.
Duties of commanding officers, superior officers and staff officers in relation to courts-martial.
Judiciary of the army, its historical evolution and functions.
Courts-martial, prosecution, defence, furlough and parole.
Complaints, representations and petitions.
Concerned Gazette notifications, army instructions, army orders, policy directives, numerous specimen forms and filled specimen forms for guidance.
Armed forces of the Union and their laws : a comparative study.
Maintenance of wives, children and parents.
Suggestions for improvement.
Army Act, 1950 and Army rules, 1954 with short notes and appendices to army rules, 1950.
The book will be of great help to all users of military law and laws relating to the Armed forces, i.e. Navy, Air Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, NSG, BSF, GREF, Coast Guards and SPG as well as judges, magistrates, lawyers, police officers and students of military and allied laws. A must for all members of the armed forces, units, formation headquarters, courts police headquarters, law libraries, universities and law colleges." (jacket)
