law: Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 
  22. Limitation
  1.  
  
    The
  
  Tribunal shall not admit an application-
  a.   in a case where a
  
  final order such as is mentioned in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 21
  
  has been made unless the application is made within six months from the date on
  
  which such final order has been made;
  b.   in a case where a
  
  petition or a representation such as is mentioned in clause (b) of sub-section
  
  (2) of section 21 has been made and the period of six months has expired
  
  thereafter without such final order having been made;
  c.   in a case where the
  
  grievance in respect of which an application is made had arisen by reason of
  
  any order made at any time during the period of three years immediately
  
  preceding the date on which jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Tribunal
  
  became exercisable under this Act, in respect of the matter to which such order
  
  relates and no proceedings for the redressal of such grievance had been
  
  commenced before the said date before the High Court.
  2.  
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1), the Tribunal may admit an application
  
  after the period of six months referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) of
  
  sub-section (1), as the case may be, or prior to the period of three years
  
  specified in clause (c), if the Tribunal is satisfied that the applicant had
  
  sufficient cause for not making the application within such period.