Constitute an expert committee-Armed Forces Tribunal

Armed Forces Tribunal

The Armed Forces Tribunal has directed the government to constitute an expert committee to look into the issue relating to pension of ex-servicemen with less than 15 years of service in the armed forces.

AFT Kochi passed an order on 4.4.2011 on the TA No.41/2010 of Ex-Servicemen Non-Pensioners Association directing the respondents i.e. UOI & Ors to have the above issue raised by the petitioners, considered by an Expert Committee.

AFT`s order is at deliberative stage.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to Shri M.B. Rajesh in Lok Sabha today.