IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL k Interim Relief Application No. 13338 of 2006 In Writ Petition No.1354 of 2006 (S/S) No. 4066548K- Rameshwar Prasad Nautiyal, S/o Sri Balak Ram, R/o Village Sukrala, P.O. Moltari, Patti Rama Sirain, Tehsil Purola, District Uttarkashi. ……Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India, through Secretary, Defence, New Delhi. 2. Record Officer, Garhwal Riffle, Lansdown, District Pauri Garhwal. 3. Controller General, Defence Account(Pension)Allahabad (U.P.). …….Respondents Mr. Subhash Upadhyay, Advocate holding brief of Mr. H.M.Raturi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.B.S. Negi, Assistant Solicitor General of India/respondents. Dated:-03-08-2010 Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel of the parties and perused the record. Learned counsel for the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent to grant disability pension to the petitioner from the date of his discharge from the Army. The learned Assistant Solicitor General of India has submitted that now the jurisdiction to decide the controversy involved in the present writ petition is vested in the Armed Forces Tribunal at Lucknow (for short the Tribunal), therefore, the matter be relegated to the Tribunal. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the respondents, I am satisfied that the jurisdiction to hear the present writ petition is vested with the Tribunal under section 15 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007. Therefore, in terms of Section 34 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, the present writ petition would stand transferred to the Tribunal. Accordingly, the Registry of this Court is directed to transfer the writ petition to the Tribunal concerned under section 34 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007. (B.S.Verma, J.) 03-08-2010 JM