Armed Forces Tribunal

The Government has issued notification for setting up the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) with effect from August 10, 2009, for the adjudication or trial of disputes and complaints with respect to the service matters and also to provide for appeals arising out of verdicts of the Courts Martial in respect of personnel of the Armed Forces.
774 cases have been transferred from High Courts to AFT and 161 new cases have been instituted. Against this, 115 cases have been disposed. No exact time frame for settling all the pending cases can be indicated.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Neeraj Shekhar and Shri EG Sugavanam in Lok Sabha yesterday.