Armed Forces Tribunal

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

Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence

Agency executive

Rajendra Menon, Chairperson

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 forces (viz. The Indian Army, The Indian Navy & The Indian Air Force)

The Principal Bench is located at Delhi. There are ten^[3] other benches across the country.^[4]

Former Chairpersons

List of Chairpersons of the Armed Forces Tribunal^[5]
Sr No	Chairperson	Term
1	A K Mathur	1 September 2008	7 August 2013
2	Prakash Chandra Tatia	23 August 2013^[6]	March 2016^[6]
3	R C Mishra (Officiating Chairperson)	March 2016	3 June 2016^[7]
4	B P Katakey	3 June 2016	3 January 2017
5	Virender Singh	3 January 2017	6 October 2019
6	Rajendra Menon	6 November 2019^[8]	Incumbent

References

^ "Armed Forces Tribunal Act and Rules – Army Navy Air-Force". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Armed Forces Tribunal". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ aftdelhi.nic.in
^ Singh, Col Harjeet (8 July 2011). "Armed Forces Tribunals: An Appraisal (Issue Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011)". Indian Defence Review. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ "Former Chairpersons and Members". aftdelhi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Bio Data: Justice Prakash Tatia" (PDF). www.rshrc.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ RC Mishra
^ Bench, Bar & (1 November 2023). "Justice Rajendra Menon re-appointed as Chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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Quasi-judicial bodies of India

Tribunals

Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange
Armed Forces Tribunal
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Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal
National Company Law Tribunal
National Green Tribunal
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
Tribunal for Local Governments in Kerala
West Bengal Administrative Tribunal

Indian Armed Forces

Leadership

President
Prime Minister
Minister of Defence
Defence Secretary
National Security Advisor
Chief of Defence Staff (Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee)
Chief of the Army Staff
Chief of the Naval Staff
Chief of the Air Staff
Vice Chief of Defence Staff
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
Serving generals
Serving admirals
Serving air marshals

Organisation

Ministry and
Committees/Councils

Ministry of Defence
National Security Council
Cabinet Committee on Security
Standing Committee on Defence
Defence Planning Committee
Nuclear Command Authority
Integrated Defence Staff
Defence Intelligence Agency

Commands

Joint	Integrated Theatre Commands Andaman and Nicobar Command Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command Defence Cyber Agency Defence Space Agency Armed Forces Special Operations Division
Army	Central Command Eastern Command Northern Command Southern Command South Western Command Western Command Army Training Command
Navy	Western Naval Command Eastern Naval Command Southern Naval Command
Air Force	Central Air Command Eastern Air Command Southern Air Command South Western Air Command Western Air Command Training Command Maintenance Command

Other components

Personnel

Operations

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Annexations	Operation Polo (Hyderabad) Operation Vijay (Portuguese India - Goa, Damaon, Silvassa & Diu) Junagadh Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Insurgencies	Northeast India Punjab Operation Blue Star Operation Woodrose Kashmir Counter-insurgency operations LOC surgical strike

Equipment

Army	List of equipment of the Indian Army
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