The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007
Central · 2007
- S. 1Short title and commencement.
- S. 2Applicability of the Act.
- S. 3Definitions.
- S. 4Establishment of Armed Forces Tribunal.
- S. 5Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof.
- S. 6Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other Members.
- S. 7Appointment of Chairperson and other Members.
- S. 8Term of office.
- S. 9Resignation and removal.
- S. 9AQualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member
- S. 10Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members.
- S. 11Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson or Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member.
- S. 12Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson.
- S. 13Staff of the Tribunal.
- S. 14Jurisdiction, powers and authority in service matters.
- S. 15Jurisdiction, powers and authority in matters of appeal against court martial.
- S. 16Re-trial.
- S. 17Powers of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15.
- S. 18Cost.
- S. 19Power to punish for contempt.
- S. 20Distribution of business among the Benches.
- S. 21Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted.
- S. 22Limitation.
- S. 23Procedure and powers of the Tribunal.
- S. 24Term of sentence and its effect on appeal.
- S. 25Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel.
- S. 26Condition as to making of interim order.
- S. 27Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
- S. 28Decision to be by majority.
- S. 29Execution of order of Tribunal.
- S. 30Appeal to Supreme Court.
- S. 31Leave to appeal.
- S. 32Condonation.
- S. 33Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts.
- S. 34Transfer of pending cases.
- S. 35Provision for filing of certain appeals.
- S. 36Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings.
- S. 37Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants.
- S. 38Protection of action taken in good faith.
- S. 39Act to have overriding effect.
- S. 40Power to remove difficulties.
- S. 41Power of Central Government to make rules.
- S. 42Power to make rules retrospectively.
- S. 43Laying of rules.