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The Army Act, 1950 is an Indian act of parliament governing military law in the Indian Armed Forces. The Army Act was passed by the Parliament on 22 May 1950 and came into effect on 22 July 1950. [ 1 ]
Military Law in India was a joint effort [10] by Dr. D.C. Jain, Dr. N.K. Indrayan and Maj. C.G. Goel. The work was in the form of a section wise narration of the Army Act provisions with a commentary for each clause. A significant feature of the book was incorporation of relevant case law.
The act is divided into six chapters. [2]Chapter I: Preliminary (Section 1 & 2) Provides a short title and definitions of terms used in the act; Chapter II: Acquisition, Possession, Manufacture, Sale, Import, Export, and Transport of Arms and Ammunition (Section 3 to 12)
The department supports the Judge Advocate General who is the legal and judicial chief of India and advises the Chief of the Army Staff of legal matters. The JAG's Department is also responsible for emerging fields of military law such as those related to cyber laws, space laws, terrorism and human rights violations. [3]
The Armed Forces Special Powers Ordinance of 1942 [11] was promulgated by the British colonial government on 15 August 1942 to suppress the Quit India Movement. [12] Modeled on these lines, four ordinances—the Bengal Disturbed Areas (Special Powers of Armed Forces) Ordinance; the Assam Disturbed Areas (Special Powers of Armed Forces) Ordinance; the East Bengal Disturbed Areas (Special Powers ...
In 1999, the Law Commission's 169th report stated that disciplinary and service matters required quick resolutions and proposed a special tribunal for the Indian army, navy and air force. The principal bench is located at Delhi in addition to ten [ 3 ] other benches across the country.
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Until the independence of India, the "Indian Army" was a British-commanded force defined as "the force recruited locally and permanently based in India, together with its expatriate British officers"; [16] the "British Army in India" referred to British Army units posted to India for a tour of duty. The "Army of India" meant the combined Indian ...