HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 1432 OF 2004 DATED 30TH OCTOBER, 2009. BETWEEN V.C.Rajan …..Petitioner And Union of India, rep. By the Ministry of Defence Sena Bhavan,New Delhi and anr. ….Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.1432 OF 2004 O R D E R The petitioner, a Subedar in the Indian Army, filed this writ petition challenging the disciplinary action taken against him vide Proceedings No.C/07705/DV-3 dated 07.01.2004 and the subsequent proceedings No.C/90138/MADRAS/INF (KEGAK)/AG/PS-4 (Legal) dated 07.04.2008 communicated to him under letter dated 26.04.2008 and seeking certain other reliefs. It is brought to my notice that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 4 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, the Central Government has established the Armed Forces Tribunal with effect from 10.08.2009. In view of the constitution of the Armed Forces Tribunal, this Court stands divested of its jurisdiction to deal with the matter, unless special circumstances exist. No such circumstances are made out in the present case. Accordingly, this writ petition shall stand withdrawn from this Court and be transferred to the Armed Forces Tribunal at Chennai for adjudication. The Registry is directed to transmit the record pertaining to this writ petition to the said Tribunal forthwith. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 30TH OCTOBER, 2009 PGS