Armed Forces Tribunal

Armed Forces Tribunal is a military tribunal in India. It was established under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007.[1][2]

Armed Forces Tribunal
Agency overview
Formed8 August 2009 (2009-08-08)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Defence

In 1999, the Law Commission's 169th report stated that disciplinary and service matters required quick resolutions and proposed a special tribunal for the military and paramilitary forces. Armed forces tribunal bill was steered through Parliament only by the Defence Ministry, leaving paramilitary forces, even the Assam Rifles and Coast Guard, outside the tribunal's purview.

The Principal Bench is located at Delhi. There are eight other benches across the country.[3]

Former Chairpersons

List of Chairpersons of the Armed Forces Tribunal[4]
Sr No Chairperson Term
1 A K Mathur 1 September 2008 7 August 2013
2 Prakash Chandra Tatia 23 August 2013[5] 3 March 2016[5]
R C Mishra (officiating Chairperson) till 3 June 2016.

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3 B P Katakey 3 June 2016 3 January 2017
4 Virender Singh 3 January 2017 6 October 2019
5 Rajendra Menon 6 November 2019 Incumbent

References

  1. "Armed Forces Tribunal Act and Rules – Army Navy Air-Force". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. Armed Forces Tribunal
  3. Singh, Col Harjeet (8 July 2011). "Armed Forces Tribunals: An Appraisal (Issue Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011)". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. "Former Chairpersons and Members". aftdelhi.nic.in. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "Bio Data: Justice Prakash Tatia" (PDF). www.rshrc.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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