Does the military need Armed Forces Tribunals?

The AFT was intended to reduce military related cases in civil courts.Instead, the backlog in defence-related cases has increased from 9,000 to 16,000 after the AFT's creation.Ajai Shukla reports.......

No pension hike for retired Army captains under OROP, Centre tells SC

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has decided not to accept recommendations for enhancing pension by 10 percent to retired regular captains of the Army in accordance with the......

SC fines Centre for appeal against pension to soldier's wife

The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Centre for filing an appeal against an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, which granted a liberalised pension to the widow of a......

SC orders govt to grant permanent commission to woman Army officer

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to grant permanent commission to a woman officer who was denied benefits given to similarly placed officers, observing "what is sauce for......

Cable operators, Zee arm battle on CAS

Conditional access system notified areas in Mumbai have turned into a battleground with local cable operators and multi-system operators trading allegations, even as CAS implementation in selected......