Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007
Chapter IV -
Procedure
21. Application 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 there
under.
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.