A 2026 practitioner guide to the difference between desertion and absence without leave under Army Act Sections 38, 39 and 106, including intention, constructive desertion, deemed desertion, prolonged absence, dismissal and AFT remedies.
Read More2026 guide to AFT powers to reduce or alter court-martial punishment under Section 15(6): remission, mitigation, commutation, substituted findings, proportionality and current Supreme Court law.
Read More2026 guide to defence witnesses in Army court-martial: Rules 134–138, summoning and procurement, essential witnesses, commissions, adjournment, relevance and the current AFT position in Col Suraj Shumsher Singh.
Read MoreA 2026 guide to Army Rules 33–34: the 96-hour preparation period, charge-sheet and SOE supply, confidential legal consultation, defence witnesses, active-service exception and Rule 36 military exigencies.
Read MoreA 2026 court-martial guide to Army Rule 51 special plea to jurisdiction, Rule 52 general plea and Rule 53 plea in bar for limitation, prior trial, summary disposal, pardon and condonation.
Read MoreCan the Army record an additional Summary of Evidence after the first SOE? A 2026 guide to Army Rules 23–24, cross-examination, new witnesses, materially changed allegations, Section 122 limitation and AFT challenge.
Read MoreA 2026 guide to Army officer promotion disputes: non-empanelment, Selection Board review, ACR/CR profile, value judgment, statutory complaint, age waiver, AFT jurisdiction and current Delhi High Court law.
Read MoreA 2026 Army-law guide to discharge of permanent low medical category personnel: Rule 13(3), SHAPE 2/3, sheltered appointments, pensionable service, Release Medical Boards and the Delhi High Court's Dharamvir Singh ruling.
Read MoreA 2026 guide to limitation before the Armed Forces Tribunal under Sections 21 and 22: exhaustion of remedies, the six-month rule, condonation, stale service claims and recurring disability-pension rights.
Read MoreA 2026 guide to guilty pleas in Summary Court Martial under Army Rule 115: understanding the charge, recorded compliance, Rule 116, mitigation, invalid pleas and appellate challenge.
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