IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.1301 of 2004 (S/S) Sub. Maj. Mohan Singh, S/o Sri Govind Singh Chauhan, R/o Village-Chair Nalia, Patty-Khatsyan, District Pauri Garhwal(Uttaranchal) ……Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India through Defence Secretary, New Delhi. 2. Commandant, Garhwal Riffles Regiment Centre, Lansdowne, District- Pauri Garhwal. 3. Senior Record Officer, Garhwal Riffles Abhilekh Karyalaya Records, The Garhwal Riffles, Lansdowne. 4. Adm Btn Officer, Adm Btn, Ga Garhwal Riffles Regiment Centre, Lansdowne, District- Pauri Garhwal. 5. Major Deopa, through Garhwal Riffles Regiment Centre, Lansdowne,District- Pauri Garhwal. 6. Col. A. K. Bosh, through Garhwal Riffles Regiment Centre, Lansdowne, District- Pauri Garhwal. 7. Lt. Col. P.K. Gurang, through Garhwal Riffles Regiment Centre, Lansdowne, District- Pauri Garhwal. …….Respondents Ms. Jai Vardhan Kandpal, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Atul Bahuguna, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. Anjali Bhargava, Standing Counsel for Union of India/respondents. Dated:-05-08-2010 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 certiorari quashing the order dated 28.02.2002 for punishment of severe reprimand and the other order for debarring the petitioner for further promotion and further sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent to pay salary from 01.08.2000 to 31.08.2002 to the petitioner in the rank of Subedar- Major. Learned counsel appearing for the Union 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.) 05-08-2010 JM