Rajeev Ranjan Dwivedi
New Delhi:
Can a person be sacked from the Army for being HIV positive? This is being examined by the Supreme Court after a former Army Hawildar filed a petition against his dismissal months before his retirement.
Ved Prakash, who was due to bid adieu to the olive greens in October, 2008 after putting in 24 years of long service, claims that he was sacked four months in advance for being HIV positive.
Though the Apex Court declined to stay the dismissal order, it agreed to examine whether a person could be dismissed from the forces due to his HIV .
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