The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has cleared the appointments of Judicial & Administrative Members in Chandigarh & Guwahati Bench of Armed Forces Tribunals. Justice Smt. Raj Rahul Garg has been appointed as Judicial Member in the Chandigarh bench whereas Lt Gen (Retd) Munish Sibal is appointed Administrative Member in the same branch. Lt Gen (Retd) Changali Ananda Krishnan and Lt Gen (Retd) Rakesh Nandan have been appointed as Administrative Members in the Guwahati Bench. It may be noted that The Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, was passed by Parliament and the first AFT was inaugurated by the President in 2009. The AFT was necessitated in view of mounting disputes and complaints with respect to the commission, appointments, enrolments, and conditions of service in respect of persons subject to the Army Act, 1950, The Navy Act, 1957 and the Air Force Act, 1950. The AFT also entertains appeals arising out of orders, findings or sentences of court-martials. Besides the Principal Bench in New Delhi, AFT has Regional Benches at Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkatta, Guwahati, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, and Jaipur. Each Bench comprises of a Judicial Member and an Administrative Member. The Judicial Members are retired HC Judges and Administrative Members are retired Members of the Armed Forces who have held rank of Major General/equivalent or above for a period of three years or more, Judge Advocate General (JAG), who have held the appointment for at least one year are also entitled to be appointed as the Administrative Member.