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    Government Data Reveals AFT Case Backlog Over Five Years

    New Delhi, March 30 A total of 44,622 cases were registered with the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) from 2021 to January 2026, with 11,097—about 24 percent—cases still pending, the government informed Parliament on Monday.Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth was asked in a query in the Rajya...
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    Judiciary and Military Synergy: CJI's Focus on Justice Access

    Leh, March 30 Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has emphasized the need to strengthen the paralegal workforce by encouraging the inclusion of trained volunteers within Army units, particularly ex-servicemen willing to contribute to legal aid services.Justice Kant asserted that justice...
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    Women Officers Granted Pensionary Benefits After Permanent Commission Ruling

    New Delhi, March 24 In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, who were denied Permanent Commission due to arbitrary assessment, are entitled to full pensionary benefits.A bench comprising...
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    AFT Orders Promotion Consideration for Malegaon Case Officer

    New Delhi, March 18 – The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has directed that Colonel Purohit Prasad Shrikant's retirement be put on hold until a decision is made on his complaint seeking consideration for promotion and other service benefits following his acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.A...
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    Ex-Servicemen Pension: Court Rules on Government Obligation

    New Delhi, February 12 The Supreme Court said on Thursday that disability pension is neither a reward nor an ex gratia payment dependent on the State's discretion, and the government cannot be selective or uneven in its approach.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe made the...
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