Bare Acts

The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007

2007 · In force · synced 11 Oct 2026

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1.Short title and commencement 2.Applicability of the Act 3.Definitions

II — ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNAL AND BENCHES THEREOF

4.Establishment of Armed Forces Tribunal 5.Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof 6.Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other Members 7.Appointment of Chairperson and other Members 8.Term of office 9.Resignation and removal 9A.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member

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10.Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members 11.Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson or Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member 12.Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson 13.Staff of the Tribunal

III — JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE TRIBUNAL

14.Jurisdiction, powers and authority in service matters 15.Jurisdiction, powers and authority in matters of appeal against court-martial 16.Re-trial 17.Powers of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15 18.Cost 19.Power to punish for contempt 20.Distribution of business among the Benches

IV — PROCEDURE

21.Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted 22.Limitation 23.Procedure and powers of the Tribunal 24.Term of sentence and its effect on appeal 25.Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel 26.Condition as to making of interim order 27.Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another 28.Decision to be by majority 29.Execution of order of Tribunal

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30.Appeal to Supreme Court 31.Leave to appeal 32.Condonation

VI — MISCELLANEOUS

33.Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts 34.Transfer of pending cases 35.Provision for filing of certain appeals 36.Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings 37.Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants 38.Protection of action taken in good faith 39.Act to have overriding effect 40.Power to remove difficulties 41.Power of Central Government to make rules 42.Power to make rules retrospectively 43.Laying of rules

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