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THE ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL ACT, 2007
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THE ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL ACT, 2007
ACT NO. 55 OF 2007 · Enacted [25th December, 2007.] · 44 sections
PRELIMINARY
Section 1.
Short title and commencement.
Section 2.
Applicability of the Act.
Section 3.
Definitions.
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNAL AND BENCHES THEREOF
Section 4.
Establishment of Armed Forces Tribunal.
Section 5.
Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof.
Section 6.
Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other Members.
Section 7.
Appointment of Chairperson and other Members.
Section 8.
Term of office.
Section 9.
Resignation and removal.
Section 9A.
Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member.
Section 10.
Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members.
Section 11.
Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson or Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member.
Section 12.
Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson.
Section 13.
Staff of the Tribunal.
JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE TRIBUNAL
Section 14.
Jurisdiction, powers and authority in service matters.
Section 15.
Jurisdiction, powers and authority in matters of appeal against court martial.
Section 16.
Re-trial.
Section 17.
Powers of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15.
Section 18.
Cost.
Section 19.
Power to punish for contempt.
Section 20.
Distribution of business among the Benches.
PROCEDURE
Section 21.
Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted.
Section 22.
Limitation.
Section 23.
Procedure and powers of the Tribunal.
Section 24.
Term of sentence and its effect on appeal.
Section 25.
Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel.
Section 26.
Condition as to making of interim order.
Section 27.
Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
Section 28.
Decision to be by majority.
Section 29.
Execution of order of Tribunal.
APPEAL
Section 30.
Appeal to Supreme Court.
Section 31.
Leave to appeal.
Section 32.
Condonation.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 33.
Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts.
Section 34.
Transfer of pending cases.
Section 35.
Provision for filing of certain appeals.
Section 36.
Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.
Section 37.
Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants.
Section 38.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 39.
Act to have overriding effect.
Section 40.
Power to remove difficulties.
Section 41.
Power of Central Government to make rules.
Section 42.
Power to make rules retrospectively.
Section 43.
Laying of rules.