Lawgist30Appeal to Supreme Court
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 31, an appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court against the final decision or order of the Tribunal (other than an order passed under section 19):
Provided that such appeal is preferred within a period of ninety days of the said decision or order:
Provided further that there shall be no appeal against an interlocutory order of the Tribunal.
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court as of right from any order or decision of the Tribunal in the exercise of its jurisdiction to punish for contempt:
Provided that an appeal under this sub-section shall be filed in the Supreme Court within sixty days from the date of the order appealed against.
(3) Pending any appeal under sub-section (2), the Supreme Court may order that--
(a) the execution of the punishment or the order appealed against be suspended; or
(b) if the appellant is in confinement, he be released on bail:
Provided that where an appellant satisfies the Tribunal that he intends to prefer an appeal, the Tribunal may also exercise any of the powers conferred under clause (a) or clause (b), as the case may be.
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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
