Lawgist21Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted
(1) The Tribunal shall not ordinarily admit an application unless it is satisfied that the applicant had availed of the remedies available to him under the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) or the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), as the case may be, and respective rules and regulations made thereunder.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a person shall be deemed to have availed of all the remedies available to him under the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) or the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), and respective rules and regulations--
(a) if a final order has been made by the Central Government or other authority or officer or other person competent to pass such order under the said Acts, rules and regulations, rejecting any petition preferred or representation made by such person;
(b) where no final order has been made by the Central Government or other authority or officer or other person competent to pass such order with regard to the petition preferred or representation made by such person, if a period of six months from the date on which such petition was preferred or representation was made has expired.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Applicability of the Act
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Establishment of Armed Forces Tribunal
- 5 Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof
- 6 Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other Members
- 7 Appointment of Chairperson and other Members
- 8 Term of office
- 9 Resignation and removal
- 9A Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Membe
- 10 Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members
- 11 Prohibitions as to holding of offices, etc., by Chairperson or Member on ceasing to be such Chairperson or Member
- 12 Financial and administrative powers of Chairperson
- 13 Staff of the Tribunal
- 14 Jurisdiction, powers and authority in service matters
- 15 Jurisdiction, powers and authority in matters of appeal against court martial
- 16 Re-trial
- 17 Powers of the Tribunal on appeal under section 15
- 18 Cost
- 19 Power to punish for contempt
- 20 Distribution of business among the Benches
- 21 Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted
- 22 Limitation
- 23 Procedure and powers of the Tribunal
- 24 Term of sentence and its effect on appeal
- 25 Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel
- 26 Condition as to making of interim order
- 27 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another
- 28 Decision to be by majority
- 29 Execution of order of Tribunal
- 30 Appeal to Supreme Court
- 31 Leave to appeal
- 32 Condonation
- 33 Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 34 Transfer of pending cases
- 35 Provision for filing of certain appeals
- 36 Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
- 37 Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants
- 38 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 39 Act to have overriding effect
- 40 Power to remove difficulties
- 41 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 42 Power to make rules retrospectively
- 43 Laying of rules
