IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.379 of 2009 (S/S) Vijay Singh, S/o Sri Hukam Singh, R/o Village Shyampur, P.O. Ambiwala, District Dehradun. ……Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India through, Secretary Defence, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 2. Officer-in-Charge records 14 Gorkha Rifles, Subathu, Simla(Hill) Himanchal Pradesh 3. Principla Controller of Defence Accounts(Pension) Allahabad (U.P.) …….Respondents Mr. B.S. Negi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.P. Bahuguna, Standing Counsel for Union of India/respondents. Dated:-19-08-2010 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 30th October, 2004 passed by the PCDA(P) Allahabad, order dated 05.03.2007 passed by the first appellate authority and order dated 30.01.2009 passed by the second appellate authority (Annexure No.3,6 &8 respectively to this writ petition). 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.) 19-08-2010 JM