[Civil Appeal No. 11017 of 2013 arising out of S.L.P. (C) No.5406 of 2012]. This Appeal assails the order dated 31.5.2011 of the Armed Forces Tribunal (for short, 'AFT'), Principal Bench, New Delhi pronounced in O.A. No.63 of 2010. In Union of India v. Brigadier P.S. Gill (2012) 4 SCC 463 this Court speaking through one of us, Thakur J, has opined that there is no vested right of appeal to the Supreme Court against the final decision of the AFT and accordingly it is imperative that every appeal to the Supreme Court should be preceded by a plea made before the AFT to the effect that the controversy raises a question of law of general public importance. In the event that the AFT disagrees it is necessary for the Appellant to apply for leave of this Court in terms of Section 31 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 (for short, 'the Act'). The Appellant has neither approached the AFT for leave to appeal under Section 31 of the Act nor has he filed any application for grant of leave to appeal without pursuing former course.
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