India, Oct. 23 -- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 129 of the Border Security Force (BSF) Rules, 1969, ruling that an accused tried by a General Security Force Court (GSFC) is not entitled to certified copies of trial proceedings before confirmation of the finding and sentence, provided the statutory right to inspect the proceedings and other safeguards are available.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dr Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice M A Chowdhary allowed an appeal filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Union of India, and BSF authorities, setting aside a Single Judge's judgment dated April 28, 2022, which had declared Rule 129 unconstitutional for violating the right to a fair ...