Section 21 of AFT Act 2007 - Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted

What is the meaning of Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted? Section 21 of Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007

Section 21 : Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted

(1) The Tribunal shall not ordinarily admit an application unless it is satisfied that the applicant had availed of the remedies available to him under the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) or the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950) as the case may be, and respective rules and regulations made thereunder.

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a person shall be deemed to have availed of all the remedies available to him under the Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950) or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957) or the Air Force Act, 1950, (45 of 1950) and respective rules and regulations-

(a) if a final order has been made by the Central Government or other authority or officer or other person competent to pass such order under the said Acts, rules and regulations, rejecting any petition preferred or representation made by such person;

(b) where no final order has been made by the Central Government or other authority or officer or other person competent to pass such order with regard to the petition preferred or representation made by such person, if a period of six months from the date on which such petition was preferred or representation was made has expired.

AFT ACT 2007

CHAPTER IV PROCEDURE

Section 21 of AFT Act 2007 - Application not to be admitted unless other remedies exhausted

Section 22 of AFT Act 2007 - Limitation

Section 23 of AFT Act 2007 - Procedure and powers of the Tribunal

Section 24 of AFT Act 2007 - Term of sentence and its effect on appeal

Section 25 of AFT Act 2007 - Right of applicant or of appellant to take assistance of a legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint counsel

Section 26 of AFT Act 2007 - Condition as to making of interim order

Section 27 of AFT Act 2007 - Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another

Section 28 of AFT Act 2007 - Decision to be by majority

Section 29 of AFT Act 2007 - Execution of order of Tribunal

CHAPTER V APPEAL