A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, however, sought the Centre’s response on the prayer to divest the tribunal from the control of the Ministry of Defence.
It also wrote twice to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, terming the transfer as “a direct assault on the independence of judicial functioning” of the AFT. It alleged that Justice Chaudhary was transferred because “he refused to buckle under the pressure of the Ministry of Defence”.
He said this while addressing an event organised to celebrate AFT Raising Day here. Stating that while there is a huge number of pending cases in different courts across the country, specialised tribunals are set up to reduce the burden.