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HC questions AFT authority to assess Navy gender rules

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay, and justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla, on October 17, asked the Centre to specify if AFT could also adjudicate on the constitutional validity of statutes other than the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007. (Representational image)

Published on Oct 28, 2025 05:58 am IST

Cancer attributable to prolonged stress suffered in Army job: HC

Cancer attributable to prolonged stress suffered in Army job: HC

Published on Oct 05, 2025 02:22 pm IST

Delhi HC sets aside disability pension award, calls for fresh review of case

The High Court took note of the congenital nature of the condition but emphasised that it did not automatically exclude the possibility of aggravation due to service

Published on Jul 30, 2025 11:48 am IST

Delhi HC upholds order on soldiers' disability: ‘While we sip cappuccinos….'

The bench also recalled John F Kennedy's "stirring words" on patriotism from his inaugural speech given in 1961 in Washington DC.

Updated on Mar 31, 2025 09:19 pm IST

‘Quite shocking’: HC on Union govt plea opposing enhanced pension benefits to Vir Chakra awardee

The officer had sustained 80% disability and lost an eye in the war and had not been granted enhanced disability benefits by ‘broad-banding’ of disability percentage by way of a policy introduced by the central government with effect from 1996. (HT File)

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Published on Jan 29, 2025 05:12 am IST

Injury sustained beyond duty hours qualifies for disability benefits: HC

Injury sustained beyond duty hours qualifies for disability benefits: HC

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Updated on Dec 16, 2024 08:08 am IST

SC slams army for forcing officer to litigate, grants permanent posting

The Supreme Court of India (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Dec 10, 2024 07:02 am IST

SC asks women officers denied captain rank in Navy to approach AFT

SC asks short service commission women officers who have been denied captain rank in Navy to approach Armed Forces Tribunal. (File image)

Published on Dec 05, 2024 09:32 am IST

1965 war widow gets full pension after 60 years

An 87-year-old war widow, Anguri Devi, whose husband Nater Pal Singh of Rajput Regiment was killed in action in the 1965 war on the western front due to a mine-blast, finally got her full dues with the intervention of the Punjab and Haryana high court. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

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Updated on Dec 04, 2024 06:40 am IST

SC slams Army, Centre for appeal against soldier’s pension

There are around 3,000 pending appeals by the defence ministry in several high courts and the Supreme Court regarding death and disability benefits awarded by different tribunals, HT has learnt. (HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 22, 2024 03:00 am IST

56 years on, Navy officer’s family are entitled for special pension, allowance

56 years on, Navy officer’s family are entitled for special pension, allowance

Updated on Nov 04, 2024 07:44 am IST

High court upholds Armed Forces Tribunal ruling on reservist pension

This two-thirds pattern got disturbed after the implementation of the one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme in 2014 wherein the reservist pension became less than half of what a sepoy of lowest grade was receiving.

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Updated on Oct 02, 2024 09:30 am IST

Major General gets AFT notice for non-appearance despite order

The matter is fixed for next hearing on September 4.

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Updated on Sept 03, 2024 08:40 am IST

HC upholds army decision on discharging Agniveer over scar

The Armed Forces Tribunal had dismissed his plea in April following which he had moved the Punjab and Haryan high court.

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Published on Aug 08, 2024 10:46 pm IST

Amshipora fake encounter: Tribunal suspends Captain’s life sentence, grants bail

The tribunal also granted conditional bail to Captain Bhoopendra Singh and directed him to appear before its principal registrar on the first Monday of every month, starting from January next year (iStock)

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Updated on Nov 14, 2023 05:42 am IST

Allow jawans who cleared UPSC to quit & join as class I officer: Court to IAF

The Armed Forces Tribunal has asked the IAF to let jawans, who have cleared UPSC and state level civil services exams, to leave and join the civil service within two weeks.

Published on Mar 27, 2022 06:07 pm IST

Armed Forces Tribunal Recruitment 2021: Apply for Stenographer & other posts

Armed Forces Tribunal Recruitment 2021: Apply for Stenographer & other posts

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Published on Dec 25, 2021 04:01 pm IST

Armed Forces Tribunal stays action in matter related to Mi-17 friendly fire incident till Sept 30

The helicopter was shot down the day Pakistan launched its jets to target Indian installations in Jammu and Kashmir in response to an Indian airstrike on a terror camp in Balakot.

Updated on Sept 14, 2020 10:55 pm IST

Armed Forces Tribunal begins hearing cases through video-conferencing

The AFT’s principal bench is the only court that has been conducting physical hearings since June 8 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 07:10 pm IST

Apex court stays retirement of 2 judicial members of Armed Forces Tribunal

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Updated on Dec 13, 2019 12:52 am IST

AFT: Admiral Verma superseded justifiably

The tribunal said it found that the primary reason for Verma’s supersession was that he had been given a letter of severe displeasure (LoSD) after being found guilty of a serious supervisory lapse in 2005 involving the security of the navy’s War Room.

Published on Sept 17, 2019 04:20 am IST

AFT asks defence ministry to produce original records

The AFT is hearing the matter after the defence ministry last week rejected Verma’s statutory complaint challenging Singh’s appointment as the next chief.

Updated on May 23, 2019 12:05 am IST

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma withdraws supersession plea

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, who challenged the appointment of his junior Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next navy chief, withdrew his petition from the Armed Forces Tribunal on Monday with the liberty to file a fresh plea

Published on May 20, 2019 11:36 pm IST

No word from govt on complaint, says Verma’s lawyer

Verma, who heads the Andaman and Nicobar Command in Port Blair, would have been the senior-most officer in the navy on May 31 when Admiral Sunil Lanba retires.

Published on May 16, 2019 12:20 am IST

Armed Forces Tribunal asks government to decide Vice Admiral Verma’s complaint in three weeks

File phot of Vice Admiral Bimal Verma

Published on Apr 26, 2019 11:36 am IST

Vice admiral Bimal Verma withdraws plea challenging Karambir Singh’s appointment as navy chief

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma has withdrawn his petition challenging his supersession for the post of Navy chief

Updated on Apr 09, 2019 03:52 pm IST

Navy officer petitions tribunal over next chief, daughter to fight his case

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma has petitioned the Armed Forces Tribunal over the government’s decision to appoint his junior as next Navy chief.

Updated on Apr 09, 2019 01:14 am IST

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma moves Armed Forces Tribunal after being superseded for naval chief post

Singh will supersede Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, who is the senior most in terms of length of service.

Updated on Apr 08, 2019 03:58 pm IST

Armed forces took back just 180 cases against their own out of over 7,600

The armed forces were asked to review the cases because the NDA government doesn’t want them to waste time and resources on litigation, and also believes they should not be engaged in legal battles with their own.

Updated on Nov 21, 2018 11:19 pm IST

Consider conveying course reports of staff colleges to officers: Armed Forces Tribunal to service chiefs

Updated on Oct 17, 2018 10:29 pm IST

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