The post of
Judge Advocate General in
India
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, as a head of
Judge Advocate General's Department, is held by a
major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
who is the legal and judicial chief of the Army. The Judge Advocate General is assisted by a separate
JAG branch which consists of legally qualified
army officers.
A Judge Advocate General of the Indian army advises the military personnel on their day to day matters including the
Chief of the Army Staff. His department officers can either be commissioned directly into the JAG Branch or can be sidestepped from other branches, arms or
corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...
. JAG officers provide legal help to the military in all aspects, in particular advising the presiding officers of
courts-martial
A court-martial or court martial (plural ''courts-martial'' or ''courts martial'', as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of memb ...
on
military law
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. JAG officers conduct all legal procedures from framing drafts to appearing at courts and military tribunals.
See also
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Armed Forces Tribunal
Armed Forces Tribunal is a military tribunal in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countr ...
References
Indian military appointments
Indian Army appointments
Law of India
Legal occupations in the military
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