SC refuses to interfere with transfer of Armed Forces Tribunal member

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the transfer of Justice Dharam Chand Choudhary, who was a judicial member with the Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh, to Kolkata.

The Armed Forces Tribunal

• The Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, was passed by the Parliament

the power:

• the adjudication or trial by Armed Forces Tribunal of disputes and complaints with respect to commission, appointments, enrolments and conditions of service in respect of :
• persons subject to the Army Act, 1950
• The Navy Act, 1957
• the Air Force Act, 1950.
• It can further provide for appeals arising out of orders, findings or sentences of courts- martial held under the said Acts
• Its Principal Bench is in New Delhi
• AFT has Regional Benches at Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Jabalpur, Srinagar and Jaipur.
• With the exception of the Chandigarh and Lucknow Regional Benches, which have three benches each, all other locations have a single bench.
• Each Bench comprises a Judicial Member and an Administrative Member.
• The Judicial Members are retired High Court Judges and Administrative Members are retired Members of the Armed Forces
• The Tribunal shall transact their proceedings as per the Armed Forces Tribunal (Procedure) rules, 2008.
• All proceedings in the Tribunal will be in English.
• The Tribunal will normally follow the procedure as is practiced in the High Courts of India.
• The dress as mandated for the officials of the Tribunal including the bar will be white shirt, collar band and a black coat/ jacket.

Prelims Takeaway

• The Armed Forces Tribunal