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AFT refuses to stay colonel’s court martial but issues ‘fair play’ directive on witness signatures
March 13, 2026 2:22 pm
The colonel had sought sweeping reliefs, including summoning the original handwritten records of the General Court Martial evidence, and also sought a fresh trial.
'Arbitrariness, lack of transparency': Armed Forces Tribunal quashes Army's 'arbitrary' MTech selection process
February 21, 2026 3:54 am
The Armed Forces Tribunal order comes as the Army expands its technical cadre, making adherence to merit-based, transparent selections even more critical.
Delhi HC imposes cost on govt for delay in implementing Armed Forces Tribunal order on disability pension for woman captain
February 18, 2025 5:43 pm
Capt Anamika Dutta, who joined the Army in 1996, was prematurely released from service in 2002 due to lower backache, which the Armed Forces Tribunal and now the Delhi High Court have recognised as having been caused during her service.
Armed Forces Tribunal strikes down government policy denying OROP benefits to pre-mature retirees
February 04, 2025 12:01 pm
The Armed Forces Tribunal held that exclusion based on a cut-off date to divide an otherwise homogeneous class, i.e. pre-mature retirees, amounts to making a class within a class and is legally impermissible.
AFT delivers verdict on grounds not contested by Army officer, HC sets it aside
November 13, 2024 8:43 am
Delhi HC also cites near two year gap in final hearing and verdict by tribunal's principal bench
AFT summons medical records of Lt General of Army Medical Corps who retired with disability
September 19, 2024 9:59 am
The Armed Forces Tribunal also asked for the ACR chain of Command Hospital, Western Command, which granted disability.
Armed Forces Tribunal has power to initiate contempt proceedings, rules larger bench
August 01, 2024 9:08 am
The court had appointed lawyers Rajshekhar Rao and Navdeep Singh from the Delhi and the Punjab and Haryana High Courts respectively to assist the larger bench as amici curiae.
Woman lieutenant colonel not reinstated despite order, Armed Forces Tribunal summons defence secretary
April 26, 2024 4:00 am
Lt Col Nandita Satpathy has not been reinstated even after the Supreme Court dismissed the defence ministry’s appeal against the tribunal’s order.
AFT declines to quash action against Major General for irregularities in medicine purchase
February 21, 2024 12:33 pm
The AFT ruled that cognisance of anonymous complaints could be taken in purchase of medicines.
Armed Forces Tribunal upholds 5-year RI to Army Officer for sexual assault on girl
February 14, 2024 7:51 am
The Tribunal also directed the dismissed appellant officer, who was on bail, to surrender within 14 days to suffer the remaining jail term.
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