Section 23 of the Army Act, 1950 – Certificate on termination of service

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Section 23: Certificate on termination of service

Every junior commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enrolled person who is dismissed, removed, discharged, retired or released from the service shall be furnished by his commanding officer with a certificate, in the language which is the mother tongue of such person and also in the English language setting forth–

  • (a) the authority terminating his service;
  • (b) the cause for such termination ; and
  • (c) the full period of his service in the regular Army.

Source: official text of The Army Act, 1950 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Army Act, 1950.