IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.918 of 2007 (S/S) Manoj Kumar Bhatt, (Ex Rect. No. 4084422), S/o Kedar Dutt Bhatt, R/o Village Marh, P.O. Marh Kharayat, District Pithoragarh. ……Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. 2. Office-in-charge, Records, The Garhwal Rifles Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal. 3. Under Secretary, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 4. Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) Allahabad. …….Respondents Mr. C.K. Sharma, Advocate holding brief of Mr.B.S. Negi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Pandey, Standing counsel for the Union of India-respondents. 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 for quashing the order dated 13-04-2005 passed by the First Appellate Authority as well as the order dated 01-03-2007 passed by the Second Appellate Authority (Annexure Nos. 5 and 7 to the 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.) 10-08-2010 MK