Justice (Retd.) Virender Singh has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)..The order appointing Justice Singh was issued by the President today. Singh will have a tenure of 4 years or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier..In November last year, Justice Singh was nominated as a member of National Legal Services Authority, a post he would hold till November, 2018..Justice (Retd.) Singh enrolled at the Bar in 1978. He was elevated as a judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in 2002. He was later transferred to the Jammu & Kashmir High Court in 2007 before being elevated as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court in 2014. He retired as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court in October 2016..The AFT has been grappling with vacancies. This had led to the AFT (Principal Bench) Bar Association observing a symbolic protest on September 22 last year..The Supreme Court had also taken suo motu cognisance of the vacancies in the Armed Forces Tribunals and had directed the Central government to submit a status report regarding the same..Subsequently, the Centre had told the Supreme Court that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared the appointment of three retired judges as judicial members of Armed forces Tribunal.
Justice (Retd.) Virender Singh has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)..The order appointing Justice Singh was issued by the President today. Singh will have a tenure of 4 years or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier..In November last year, Justice Singh was nominated as a member of National Legal Services Authority, a post he would hold till November, 2018..Justice (Retd.) Singh enrolled at the Bar in 1978. He was elevated as a judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in 2002. He was later transferred to the Jammu & Kashmir High Court in 2007 before being elevated as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court in 2014. He retired as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court in October 2016..The AFT has been grappling with vacancies. This had led to the AFT (Principal Bench) Bar Association observing a symbolic protest on September 22 last year..The Supreme Court had also taken suo motu cognisance of the vacancies in the Armed Forces Tribunals and had directed the Central government to submit a status report regarding the same..Subsequently, the Centre had told the Supreme Court that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared the appointment of three retired judges as judicial members of Armed forces Tribunal.
