Central Government. It was further held that the
entire infrastructure of GREF was modelled on the pattern of the Army and
it was organised into ... control system
similar to that in the Army. The personnel of GREF right from Class IV to
Class I had to be in uniform with
Force'-
Meaning of.
General Reserve Engineering Force. (GREF)-Whether it is
'force' within the meaning ... Army Act, 1950-Whether members of GREF are members of 'Armed
Forces' within the meaning of Art. 33 of Constitution-
Whether
personnel and officers working in the General
Reserve Engineering Force (in short `GREF'). Stand of the
petitioner that he and other employees are serving ... petitioners
that there is considerable disparity between
the Army personnel posted in GREF units and
the other officers and men of GREF insofar
manning policy evolved with a view to ensuring the special character of GREF as a force intended to support the Army in its operational requirements ... quite
apart from the Army personnel who form an important segment of GREF even the direct recruited personnel who do not come from the Army
High Court framed the
question as to whether a member of the GREF can be
regarded as member of Armed Forces. The High Court
after ... hear the appeals
arising out of court martial verdicts
qua GREF personnel, however, appears to
stand on a different footing. It is
because the provisions
COPY OF THE PRINT OBTAINED FROM THE INTERNET SHOWING
THE CONSTITUTION OF GREF.
//TRUE COPY//
PA to JUDGE
"CR"
ALEXANDER THOMAS ... Petitioner had worked in the General Reserve Engineering
Force (GREF) under the respondents for the period from
respondents.
3. The Petitioners are members of General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF), a civilian road construction force 'under the Ministry of Shipping and Transport ... mentioned in 'Sch. 'B' of the Notification, to the GREF. The applicability of the Act to the GREF by the aforesaid notification
officers working in the General Reserve Engineering Force (in short 'GREF'). Stand of the petitioner that he and other employees are serving ... petitioners that there is considerable disparity between the Army personnel posted in GREF units and the other officers and men of GREF insofar
The Union Of India, vs Brig.Vikram Ahooja on 4 April, 2023
Author: N.Tukaramji
Ansari, J.)
Whether members of General Reserve Engineer Force,
commonly known as GREF and which is involved in construction,
making and maintenance of roads ... regarded as members of Armed Forces? Can the members of GREF be
regarded as persons subject to the Army Act, 1950 ? Whether a member
