Armed Forces Tribunal Invites Application for Judicial Member Recruitment 2022

Vacancy Circular No:

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)
invites applications for recruitment of Judicial Member

Judicial Member

Number of Vacancy: 12 Posts

Educational Qualification: N/A

Subject: Selection for the posts of Judicial Members in the Armed Forca Tribunal (AFT) -reg.

Copy of Letter F.No.3(1 /2022-D(AFTC), dated 11.04.2022, received from the Under Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi along with enclosures, regarding vacancy to the post of Judicial Members in the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) across the Country is being uploaded for information of all eligible and willing candidates

1. Position: Judicial Members

2. Vacancy: Applications are being invited for the following vacancies of Judicial Members in AFT.

3. Number of vacancies: 12

4. Qualifications: The qualifications, eligibility, conditions of the appointment of a candidate will be governed by the provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 and Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, salary and other terms and 2021.

a. As per sub-Rule 14 of Rule 3 of the Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules 2021, a person shall not be qualified for appointment as Judicial Member, unless he/she-

(i) is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court; or (ii) has, for ten years, been an advocate with substantial experience in litigation in service matters in Central Administrative Tribunal, Armed Forces Tribunal, High Court or Supreme Court. As per proviso under section-3(1) of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021, a person who has not completed the age of fifty years as on the last date of submission of the applications shall not be eligible for appointment as a Member".

b. As per Rules 10 & 11 of the Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021, "The Member shall be paid a salary of rupees two lakh twenty five thousand per month plus other allowances as admissible".