The establishment of the Armed Forces Tribunal, an exclusive court for the members of the Army, Navy and the Air Force will enhance their confidence and trust levels in the system of dispensation of justice in relation to their service matters. Hence, it marks an important milestone in the history of the armed forces in India.
Set up by an act of Parliament in December 2007, the tribunal will have its principal bench in New Delhi and eight regional benches across the country.
It will have 15 courts in all -- three each in New Delhi, Chandigarh and Lucknow and one each in Jaipur, Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai and Kochi.
The tribunal will act as a civil court while adjudicating in service matters and as a criminal court when hearing appeals against court martial.
The government has appointed the former Supreme Court judge A.K. Mathur as chairperson of the AFT, which will have 29 members. It has 8 judicial members and 15 administrative members.
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