ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL ACT, 2007

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S.1 Short title and Commencement

S.2 Applicability of the Act

S.3 Definitions

S.4 Establishment of Armed Forces Tribunal

S.5 Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof

S.6 Qualification for appointment of Chairperson and other Members

S.7 Appointment of Chairperson and other Members

S.8 Term of office

S.9 Resignation and removal

S.10 Salaries allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members

S.11 Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson of Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member

S.12 Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson

S.13 Staff of the Tribunal

S.14 Jurisdiction powers and authority in service matters

S.15 Jurisdiction powers and authority in matters of appeal against court martial

S.16 Re-trial

S.17 Power of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15

S.18 Cost

S.19 Power to punish for contempt

S.20 Distribution of business among the Benches

S.21 Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted

S.22 Limitation

S.23 Procedure and power of the Tribunal

S.24 Term of sentence land its effect on appeal

S.25 Right of application or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel

S.26 Condition as to make of interim order

S.27 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another

S.28 Decision to be by majority

S.29 Execution of order of Tribunal

S.30 Appeal to Supreme Court

S.31 Leave to appeal

S.32 Condonation

S.33 Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil cases

S.34 Transfer of pending cases

S.35 Provision for filing of certain appeals

S.36 Proceeding before Tribunal to be Judicial Proceedings

S.37 Members and staff of tribunal to be public servants

S.38 Protection of action taken in good faith

S.39 Act to have overriding effect

S.40 Power to remove difficulties

S.41 Power of Central Government to make rules

S.42 Power to make rules retrospectively

S.43 Laying of rules

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