1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE SIDE SIDE SIDE WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.8579 OF 2004 PETITION NO.8579 OF 2004 PETITION NO.8579 OF 2004 Subedar Major (Retd) Gajendra Singh . Petitioner vs Union of India & ors .. Respondents .. Mr.M.I.Balasubramaniam for Petitioner .. CORAM : A.P.Shah and : A.P.Shah and : A.P.Shah and S.C.Dharmadhikari, S.C.Dharmadhikari, S.C.Dharmadhikari, JJ JJ JJ DATE : 2nd November, 2004 2nd November, 2004 2nd November, 2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Advocate for the petitioner,. 2. The grant of honorary rank or honorary commission is a not a right vested with the petitioner and the only right which a member of Armed Force is that he should be considered by the competent authority. The case of the petitioner was considered by the Southern Command and it was communicated to the petitioner that he has not been 2 granted honorary commission due to lack of merit. 3. Under the circumstances, no interference is called for. Petition dismissed. A.P.SHAH, A.P.SHAH, A.P.SHAH, J J J S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J J J