{"id":150509,"date":"2025-01-07T19:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=150509"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:30:25","slug":"armed-forces-tribunal","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/armed-forces-tribunal","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces Tribunal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Supreme Court proposed setting up<\/span><b> Benches of the Armed Forces Tribunal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to address the growing pendency of <\/span><b>defence-related cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in these regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Need Of More Benches of the Armed Forces Tribunal<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the <\/span><b>AFT Chandigarh Bench manages cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from these areas, leading to significant delays.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Court emphasized that setting up<\/span><b> circuit Benches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Jammu and Kashmir, Shimla,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Dharamshala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could substantially reduce this backlog.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Establishment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Armed Forces Tribunal is a <\/span><b>military tribunal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India, established in<\/span><b> 2009 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the <\/span><b>Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Functions:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tribunal adjudicates disputes and complaints related to:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commission, appointments, enrolment, and service conditions under the<\/span><b> Army Act, 1950, Navy Act, 1957, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Air Force Act, 1950.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appeals arising from<\/span><b> orders, findings, or sentences of courts-martial <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the said Acts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tribunal also handles<\/span><b> matters connected or incidental to these disputes.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has the<\/span><b> authority to dismiss appeals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if the <\/span><b>findings of the court-martial are deemed justified.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Principal , Regional and Circuit benches: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These different types of benches help the Armed Forces Tribunal efficiently manage cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.5984%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 13.1526%;\"><b>Aspect<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 32.3293%;\"><b>Principal Bench<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 36.6466%;\"><b>Regional Bench<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 18.7666%;\"><b>Circuit Bench<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 13.1526%;\"><b>Type<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3293%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permanent<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6466%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permanent<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.7666%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temporary<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 13.1526%;\"><b>Location<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3293%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Delhi<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6466%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Jabalpur, Srinagar, and Jaipur.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.7666%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Periodic locations<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 13.1526%;\"><b>Jurisdiction<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3293%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6466%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.7666%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specific localized regions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 13.1526%;\"><b>Purpose<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.3293%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administrative and judicial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Central authority<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the administration and coordination of other benches.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6466%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional access to justice<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.7666%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Address backlog or pendency<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-modules?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC Modules From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Appeals against AFT decisions :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can only be taken up in the<\/span><b> Supreme Court of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composition: <\/span><b>Each Bench comprises<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Judicial Member: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retired High Court Judges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>An Administrative Member: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retired members of the Armed Forces who have:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Held the rank of Major General (or equivalent) or above for at least three years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Served as Judge Advocate General (JAG) for a minimum of one year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Functioning of AFT:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proceedings are conducted as per the<\/span><b> Armed Forces Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 2008.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All tribunal proceedings are held in<\/span><b> English.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tribunal follows<\/span><b> procedures similar to those practiced in the High Courts of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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