Central government clears appointment of 23 members to Armed Forces Tribunal

The Government of India has cleared the appointment of eleven judicial and twelve administrative members to the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)..According to a notification dated November 15, 2022, the following retired High Court judges and defence personnel have been appointed as members in the fixed pay scale of ₹2,25,000 per month for a period of 4 years or till they attain the age of 67, whichever is earlier..Judicial MembersTh following retired judges have been appointed as judicial members1 Justice Ravindra Nath Kakkar (Allahabad High Court)2 Justice Ananda Kumar (Calcutta High Court)3. Justice Anu Malhotra (Delhi High Court)4. Justice Asha Menon (Delhi High Court)5. Justice Shailendra Shukla (Madhya Pradesh High Court)6. Justice Sudhir Mittal (Punjab & Haryana High Court)7. Justice Surinder Gupta (Punjab & Haryana High Court)8. Justice Goverdhan Bardhar (Delhi High Court)9. Justice Shekher Dhawan (Punjab & Haryana High Court)10. Justice Madhumati Mitra (Calcutta High Court)11. Justice Anil Kumar (Allahabad High Court).Administrative Members1. Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty, Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Sena Medal (SM), Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM)2. Sanjiv Mittal, Indian Defence Accounts Service (1984)3. Lt Gen Rakesh Kumar Anand, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM4. Lt Gen Shashank Shekhar Mishra, AVSM, SM5. Maj Gen Sanjay Singh, AVSM, SM, VSM6. Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, PVSM, AVSM, VSM7. Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, Vir Chakra, PVSM, AVSM, VSM8. Air Marshal Balakrishnan Suresh, PVSM, AVSM, Vayu Sena Medal (VM)9. Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Yudh Seva Medal (YSM), SM10. Rear Admiral Dhiren Vig, VSM11. Lt Gen Ravendra Pal Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM12. Lt Gen Gopal Ramaswamy, PVSM, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM), AVSM, SM.[Read Notification].Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.