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The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007

43 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1 — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title and commencement
  3. 2Applicability of the Act
  4. 3Definitions
  5. II — ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNAL AND BENCHES THEREOF
  6. 4Establishment of Armed Forces Tribunal
  7. 5Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof
  8. 6Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other Members
  9. 7Appointment of Chairperson and other Members
  10. 8Term of office
  11. 9Resignation and removal
  12. 9AQualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member
  13. 10Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members
  14. 11Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson or Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member
  15. 12Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson
  16. 13Staff of the Tribunal
  17. III — JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE TRIBUNAL
  18. 14Jurisdiction, powers and authority in service matters
  19. 15Jurisdiction, powers and authority in matters of appeal against court martial
  20. 16Re-trial
  21. 17Powers of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15
  22. 18Cost
  23. 19Power to punish for contempt
  24. 20Distribution of business among the Benches
  25. IV — PROCEDURE
  26. 21Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted
  27. 23Procedure and powers of the Tribunal
  28. 24Term of sentence and its effect on appeal
  29. 25Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel
  30. 26Condition as to making of interim order
  31. 27Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another
  32. 28Decision to be by majority
  33. 29Execution of order of Tribunal
  34. V — APPEAL
  35. 30Appeal to Supreme Court
  36. 31Leave to appeal
  37. 32Condonation
  38. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  39. 33Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts
  40. 34Transfer of pending cases
  41. 35Provision for filing of certain appeals
  42. 36Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
  43. 37Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants
  44. 38Protection of action taken in good faith
  45. 39Act to have overriding effect
  46. 40Power to remove difficulties
  47. 41Power of Central Government to make rules
  48. 42Power to make rules retrospectively
  49. 43Laying of rules