Parliament Question: Vacancies in AFT

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH MARCH, 2026 VACANCIES IN AFT 4152 SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

(a) total number of cases registered and pending in the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) during the last five years as of January 2026;

(b) the number of cases disposed during the last five years, years-wise; and

(c) the number of benches of the AFT, sanctioned positions and vacant positions, bench-wise? A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SANJAY SETH) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a) & (b) The details of the cases registered, pending and disposed are as under:

Year Registered Disposed Pending 2021 7609 4178 3431 2022 8014 5927 2087 2023 9856 9322 534 2024 9837 7993 1844 2025 7921 5126 2795 2026 1385 979 406 Total 44622 33525 11097

(c) The details are attached as Annexure A. **** …2/--2- ANNEXURE-A REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4152 FOR 30.03.2026 REGARDING VACANCIES IN AFT.

Armed Forces Tribunal Bench Judicial and Administrative Members Sanctioned Positions Vacant positions Principal Bench, New Delhi (06) Nil (Including 01 Chairperson) Regional Bench, Chandigarh 06 01 Regional Bench, Lucknow 06 01 Regional Bench, Jaipur 02 Nil Regional Bench, Mumbai 02 Nil Regional Bench, Kochi 02 01 Regional Bench, Chennai 02 01 Regional Bench, Srinagar 02 02

(Jammu) Regional Bench, Jabalpur 02 02 Regional Bench, Guwahati 02 02 Regional Bench, Kolkata 02 01 ****