law: Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 
  Chapter IV -
  
  Procedure
  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 there
  
  under.
  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.