The Union Government on Friday cleared the appointment of six judicial members to the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) for a period of four years, or till the members attain the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier. The decision came within a week after the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana had on September 6, pulled up the government for its inaction in filling up vacancies in various tribunals and also berated it for enacting the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 in violation of its judgments.
The six judicial members appointed are:
1- Justice Bala Krishna Narayana
2- Justice Shashi Kant Gupta
3- Justice Rajiv Narain Raina
4- Justice K Harilal
5- Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary
6- Justice Anjana Mishra
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