Principle

MILITARY LAW — Courts Martial — Composition of General Court Martial — Waiting Member Not a Sitting Member of the Panel

Area of law: MILITARY LAW
Court: Supreme Court

A waiting member of a court martial is not a sitting member exercising judicial functions. He is merely a standby substitute like a spare tyre. The principle applies to military law and court martial composition. The presence or absence of a waiting member does not…

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