Armed Forces Tribunal

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

Armed Forces Tribunal

Agency overview
Formed	8 August 2009 (2009-08-08)
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Minister responsible	Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence
Agency executive	Rajendra Menon, Chairperson
Parent department	Ministry 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 Indian army, navy and air force. The principal bench is located at Delhi in addition to 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

See also

• Judge Advocate General (India)
• Judge Advocate General's Department (India)

References

1. "Armed Forces Tribunal Act and Rules – Army Navy Air-Force". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
2. "Armed Forces Tribunal". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
3. aftdelhi.nic.in
4. 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.
5. "Former Chairpersons and Members". aftdelhi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
6. "Bio Data: Justice Prakash Tatia" (PDF). www.rshrc.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
7. RC Mishra
8. 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.