Published on : 27 Sep 2025, 6:23 am

The Delhi High Court has referred to a Full Bench certain questions pertaining to the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT).

The Division Bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla has referred questions on the competency of the AFT to adjudicate on the constitutional validity of legislation other than the AFT Act, such as the Navy Act.

"Keeping in view the issue raised in the present petition relating to the competency of the AFT to adjudicate a challenge to the constitutional validity of a provision under the Navy Act, being of considerable public importance, we deem it appropriate to refer the following questions for adjudication by a Full Bench to be constituted by Hon’ble the Chief Justice:

(i) Whether the Armed For

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