A practical guide to Army Rule 23 and the Summary of Evidence procedure, including cross-examination, the accused’s statement, defence witnesses, interpreters, written statements and court-martial remedies.
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Armed Forces Pension Law · Medical Boards · Broad-Banding · AFT Disability Pension for Armed Forces: Eligibility, Medical Board, Reassessment, Broad-Banding & AFT Appeal 2026 A practical legal guide to disability-pension entitlement, NANA findings, attributable/aggravated disabilities, reassessment and resurvey medical boards, broad-banding, arrears and Armed Forces Tribunal remedies. Legal position at a glance: Disability-pension entitlement...
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In Union of India through its Secretary v. Sgt Girish Kumar and Others, 2026 INSC 149, decided on 12 February 2026, the Supreme Court held that arrears arising from broad-banding of disability pension cannot be restricted to only three years before filing an Original Application before the Armed Forces Tribunal. The Court held that disability...
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Military Law · Armed Forces Tribunal · New Delhi · 2026 AFT Lawyer in Delhi: Armed Forces Tribunal, Court-Martial, Service & Military Pension Matters 2026 A Delhi-focused guide to Armed Forces Tribunal proceedings involving service disputes, disability and military pension claims, statutory complaints, promotion matters, discharge issues and court-martial appeals. AFT Principal BenchJurisdiction, filing, Original...
Read MoreA statutory complaint in the Indian Army is a formal grievance-redressal remedy available under the Army Act, 1950, principally under Section 26 for persons other than officers and Section 27 for officers. It is used when an Army personnel considers himself wronged by a superior authority, adverse service action, ACR/APAR grading, promotion denial, administrative injustice,...
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Court martial appeal in India lies before the Armed Forces Tribunal under Section 15 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 against an order, decision, finding or sentence passed by a court martial. The Tribunal may interfere where the finding is legally unsustainable, involves a wrong decision on a question of law, or where material...
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The Armed Forces Tribunal, commonly known as the AFT, is a specialised judicial forum created under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 to decide service disputes of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel, including retired personnel, dependants, heirs and successors in service-related matters. It also hears appeals arising from court martial findings, sentences and orders....
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Fastrack Legal Solutions • Armed Forces Service Law NFU for Armed Forces 2026: Supreme Court Case, Latest Status, Pay & Pension Impact Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) for the Army, Navy and Air Force remains one of the most consequential unresolved Armed Forces service-law issues: the AFT granted relief in 2016, the Union challenged it, and the...
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