The Armed Forces Tribunal is a military tribunal in India, established under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007.
In 1999, the Law Commission's 169th report stated that disciplinary and service matters required quick resolutions and proposed a special tribunal for the Indian army, navy and air force. The principal seat of the tribunal is located at Delhi in addition to tenaftdelhi.nic.in other benches across the country.
Former Chairpersons List of Chairpersons of the Armed Forces Tribunal Sr No Chairperson Term 1 Ashok Kumar Mathur 1 September 2008 7 August 2013 2 Prakash Chandra Tatia 23 August 2013 March 2016 3 R C Mishra (Officiating Chairperson) March 2016 3 June 2016RC Mishra 4 B P Katakey 3 June 2016 3 January 2017 5 Virender Singh 3 January 2017 6 October 2019 6 Rajendra Menon 6 November 2019 Incumbent
See also Judge Advocate General (India) Judge Advocate General's Department (India)
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