Parliament Question: Pendency and Vacancies in the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1032 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH JULY, 2026 PENDENCY AND VACANCIES IN THE ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL (AFT) 1032. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that more than 35,000 cases are pending before the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT); (b) if so, the details thereof, along with the number of cases pending before the principal and regional benches of the AFT; (c) the duration of pendency of such cases; and (d) the current strength and vacancies of members and staff in the principal and regional benches of the AFT? A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SANJAY SETH) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (a) to (c) No Sir. (d) Bench-wise details of current strength and vacancies of the Members and staff are annexed. ..2/--2- ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1032 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2026 REGARDING “PENDENCY AND VACANCIES IN THE ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL” Benches Members Staff Current Vacant Current Vacant Strength Strength Principal Bench, New 6 0 65 38 Delhi Chandigarh 5 1 63 26 Lucknow 4 2 57 31 Mumbai 2 0 33 12 Kochi 1 1 35 15 Chennai 1 1 24 15 Jaipur 2 0 25 16 Srinagar (Functioning 0 2 14 04 at Jammu) Jabalpur 0 2 14 03 Guwahati 0 2 12 22 Kolkata 1 1 17 23 *****