A 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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Introduction The law on disability pension below 20% has often been trapped in a narrow administrative reading. A Medical Board assesses the disability at less than 20%, the pension authority treats the figure as decisive, and the claim for disability element is rejected. The process appears neat on paper. It is, however, far less satisfactory...
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