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PRACTICE AREAS

MILITARY LAW

NEW
The One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme

  1. Service Matters: This includes matters related to promotions, seniority, pay and allowances, leave entitlements, pension, and other service-related issues affecting military personnel. The AFT hears cases where individuals challenge decisions or seek redressal for alleged violations of their rights under service rules and regulations.

  2. Disciplinary Matters: The AFT adjudicates cases related to disciplinary actions and punishments imposed on military personnel. This includes appeals against court martial decisions, disciplinary actions taken by the armed forces authorities, and disputes concerning disciplinary procedures.

  3. Pension Matters: The AFT addresses disputes and appeals related to pension entitlements, revision of pension, disability pension, family pension, and other pension-related issues for retired military personnel and their dependents.

  4. Disability Claims: Military personnel can approach the AFT to seek disability benefits, compensation, and other assistance in cases of injuries, disabilities, or illnesses suffered during their service. The tribunal assesses the extent of disability and determines appropriate compensation and benefits.

  5. Appeals and Petitions: The AFT hears appeals against decisions of various military tribunals, boards, and authorities. It also entertains petitions challenging actions, orders, or decisions of the armed forces authorities that affect the rights, privileges, or interests of military personnel.

  6. Grievances and Redressal: The AFT provides a platform for military personnel to seek redressal for grievances and complaints related to their service, including matters of discrimination, harassment, improper treatment, or violations of their rights.

  7. Medical Matters: The AFT deals with cases pertaining to medical fitness, medical boards, medical discharges, and disputes concerning medical treatment, facilities, and benefits for military personnel and their dependents. 

Disability, Disciplinary Matters

CRIMINAL LAW

Criminal Law

  1. Violent Crimes: These cases involve offenses that cause physical harm or threat of harm to another person, such as murder, assault, robbery, or domestic violence.

  2. Property Crimes: These cases involve offenses against property, including theft, burglary, arson, vandalism, or trespassing.

  3. Drug Crimes: These cases involve offenses related to illegal drugs or controlled substances, such as possession, distribution, trafficking, or manufacturing of drugs.

  4. White-Collar Crimes: These cases involve non-violent offenses typically committed in a business or professional setting, including fraud, embezzlement, insider trading, money laundering, or identity theft.

  5. Sex Crimes: These cases involve offenses of a sexual nature, such as rape, sexual assault, child pornography, indecent exposure, or sexual harassment.

  6. DUI and Traffic Offenses: These cases involve offenses related to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving, hit-and-run incidents, or other traffic violations.

  7. Cybercrimes: These cases involve offenses committed through the use of computers, networks, or the internet, such as hacking, identity theft, cyberbullying, or online fraud.

  8. Juvenile Crimes: These cases involve offenses committed by minors, typically below the age of 18. They can include various types of criminal behavior, ranging from theft and drug offenses to assault and vandalism.

  9. Public Order Crimes: These cases involve offenses that disrupt public order or peace, such as disorderly conduct, public intoxication, or disturbing the peace.

  10. Financial Crimes: These cases involve offenses related to financial transactions or economic activities, including bribery, tax evasion, money laundering, or securities fraud.

  11. Organized Crime: These cases involve offenses committed by criminal organizations or gangs, such as racketeering, drug trafficking, extortion, or illegal gambling.

  12. Cybercrimes: These cases involve offenses committed using computers, networks, or the internet, such as hacking, identity theft, cyberbullying, or online fraud.

Public Order Crimes, Property Crimes

FAMILY LAW

Family Law

Marriage, Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships

  1. Divorce: Divorce cases involve the legal dissolution of a marriage, including the division of property, spousal support, child custody, and visitation rights.

  2. Child Custody and Visitation: These cases determine the custody arrangements for minor children of divorced or separated parents, including physical custody (where the child lives) and legal custody (decision-making authority).

  3. Child Support: Child support cases establish the financial obligations of noncustodial parents to support their children's upbringing and cover expenses such as education, healthcare, and basic necessities.

  4. Adoption: Adoption cases involve the legal process by which individuals or couples become the legal parents of a child who is not biologically related to them.

  5. Paternity: Paternity cases establish the legal father-child relationship, often through genetic testing, and determine the rights and responsibilities of the father, such as child support and visitation.

  6. Domestic Violence and Restraining Orders: These cases address situations involving domestic abuse or violence, including obtaining restraining orders to protect victims and their children from further harm.

  7. Spousal Support or Alimony: Spousal support cases involve the financial support provided by one spouse to the other after separation or divorce, typically based on factors such as the length of the marriage and the financial needs of the receiving spouse.

  8. Property Division: Property division cases determine how marital assets and debts will be divided between spouses during divorce or legal separation.

  9. Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements: These cases involve the negotiation and creation of legal agreements that outline the division of assets, spousal support, and other financial matters in the event of divorce or separation.

  10. Guardianship: Guardianship cases involve appointing a legal guardian to care for a minor or an incapacitated adult who is unable to make decisions for themselves.

  11. Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction: These cases involve legal issues related to surrogacy agreements, the rights and responsibilities of intended parents, and the parentage of children born through assisted reproductive technologies.

  12. Name Changes: Name change cases involve legally changing one's name, either for personal or legal reasons.

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