| Consider the following statements regarding Armed Force Tribunal: |
| 1. The Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 will make serving and retired military personnel get quick redressal of their remuneration or working grievances through a specialized mechanism by going through the litigations channel of the lower courts. |
| 2. The decision of this tribunal however can be appealed against in High Courts and Supreme court. |
| 3. The tribunal will act as a civil court while adjudicating in service matters and as a criminal court when hearing against court martial. Of these statements |
A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B) 2 and 3 are correct
C) 1 and 2 are correct
D) Only 3 is correct
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
[d] The tribunal has nine benches including the principal bench in the capital and eight regional benches in Jaipur, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow and Kolkata. Completing its first year, the Armed Forces Tribunal is now planning to set up 'circuit benches' to expand its reach and provide justice to service personnel and their families in states where it does not have a presence at the moment. The Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 will make serving and retired military personnel get quick redressal of their remuneration or working grievances through a specialized mechanism without going through the litigations channel of the lower courts. The decision of this tribunal however can be appealed against only in Supreme court. The country's first Armed Forces Tribual launched on 8th August 2009. It provides for adjudication by the tribunal of disputes and complaints about commission, appointments, enrolment and service conditions in respect of those covered by the Three Services Act, and hearing of appeals arising out of orders, findings or sentences of court martial. The tribunal will have original jurisdiction in service matters and appellate jurisdiction in court martial matters. The tribunal is the only one of its kind in the world which hears cases related to pension, court martial, promotion and others service related matters of the armed forces and has passed several important judgments including that in Brigadier Devinder Singh's case related to the Kargil war and the Sukna land scam. Military tribunals are there in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada but they hear only court martial related matters.
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