TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted2007

The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007

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Preamble1 - The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007

Section1 - Short title and commencement

Section2 - Applicability of the Act

Section3 - Definitions

Chapter2 - ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNAL AND BENCHES THEREOF

Section5 - Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof

Section6 - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other Members

Section7 - Appointment of Chairperson and other Members

Section8 - Term of office

Section9 - Resignation and removal

Section10 - Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members

Section11 - Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson or Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member

Section12 - Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson

Section13 - Staff of the Tribunal

Chapter3 - JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE TRIBUNAL

Section14 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority in service matters

Section15 - Jurisdiction powers and authority in matters of appeal against court martial

Section16 - Re-trial

Section17 - Powers of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15

Section18 - Cost

Section19 - Power to punish for contempt

Section20 -

Chapter4 - . CHAPTER IV

Chapter1 - PROCEDURE

Section22 - Limitation

Section23 - Procedure and powers of the Tribunal

Section24 - Term of sentence and its effect on appeal

Section25 - Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint

Section26 - Condition as to making of interim order

Section27 - Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another

Section28 - Decision to be by majority

Section29 -

Chapter5 - . CHAPTER V

Section30 -

Section31 - Leave to appeal

Section33 - Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts

Section34 - Transfer of pending cases

Section35 - Provision for filing of certain appeals

Section36 - Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings

Section37 - Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants

Section38 - Protection of action taken in good faith

Section39 - Act to have overriding effect

Section40 - Power to remove difficulties

Section41 - Power of Central Government to make rules

Section42 - Power to make rules retrospectively

Section43 - Laying of rules

Section21 - Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted.—

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