AFT Kolkata Case Status: How to Check Online (2026)

Court Status Guide · AFT Kolkata

Updated for 2026 · Claw Editorial

Service matters at the Armed Forces Tribunal move through many short hearings, and a missed listing can cost a serving or retired soldier months. To check AFT Kolkata case status, open the official AFT Kolkata website, choose the case status option, enter your OA number with the year, and read the stage and next date. You can also check it in Claw by party name, after you create a free account.

01The problem with tracking AFT cases

Most people who search for an AFT Kolkata case status are not lawyers. They are serving personnel, veterans or family members waiting on a pension, disability, promotion or discharge matter. They know the case exists. They do not know where it stands.

The case can sit with a bench far from home

The Armed Forces Tribunal has regional benches. Your case is listed at the bench that covers the place where the matter arose, so you may be waiting on a hearing in a city you rarely visit. A status check is often the only way to know the next date.

Details get lost between the unit, the counsel and the registry

An Original Application (OA) has a number and year. It may also have a diary number from filing, and an application for condonation of delay or an interim order may carry its own number. Many litigants keep only one of these, and the portal needs the right one.

02The Kolkata bench and what it covers

The Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Kolkata hears service matters of armed forces personnel from its region. It was inaugurated in November 2009 and sits at Clyde Row, Hastings, Kolkata. The bench covers West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Assam and the other north-eastern states are not part of this list. Those matters go to the Guwahati regional bench. If your service was in the east but the cause of action arose elsewhere, check the bench before you search, because a status search at the wrong bench will show nothing.

The bench decides disputes about commission, enrolment, appointment and conditions of service. It also hears appeals against court-martial findings and sentences. Typical Kolkata matters include disability pension, war injury pension, family pension, promotion and discharge disputes.

03How to check AFT Kolkata case status on the official portal

The steps below follow the usual layout of the AFT websites. Menu names can change, so treat them as a guide.

1. Open the official AFT Kolkata website at aftkolkata.nic.in.
2. Find the case status or case search option in the main menu.
3. Select the Kolkata bench if the page asks for a bench or establishment.
4. Choose the search type. Start with the OA number method, since it is the most direct.
5. Enter the case type (for example OA), the number and the year.
6. Type the captcha shown on the page and submit.
7. Open the case row to see the parties, the stage, the next date and the order history.

Write down the next date and the stage. If the status looks wrong or empty, check the number and year first, then try another method from the table below.

04Search methods compared

Different details work in different places. Use the strongest detail you have.

Party name search is the hardest on a government site because service records often show rank, initials and name in different forms. Search tools that tolerate spelling changes help here.

05Status words explained

The status page uses short court terms. Here is what each one means for you.

• Pending: the case is still alive. Hearings, replies or arguments are not complete.
• Disposed: the Tribunal has finished the case, by a final order, withdrawal or dismissal. Read the last order to see what was decided.
• Listed: the case is on the cause list for a given date and bench.
• For orders: the matter is posted for the bench to pass an order, often after arguments or on an application.
• Reserved: arguments are done and the judgment is awaited.
• Adjourned: the hearing did not proceed and a new date was given.

For a longer plain-language guide, read how to read a case status.

06Common problems and fixes

If the portal returns no result, work through these checks in order.

• Wrong bench: confirm that the matter is at Kolkata and not Guwahati, Lucknow, Chandigarh or Delhi.
• Wrong year: use the year of registration, not the year of the incident.
• Old case moved: a matter may have been transferred between benches. Ask your counsel for the order.
• Cause list check: if you only need tomorrow’s listing, use the daily cause list on the bench website instead of a status search.

If you only know the party name and want to look across forums, our guide on checking case status by party name explains the approach. For all courts together, see case search across Indian courts.

07Where Claw fits

Claw is an all-in-one legaltech platform for Indian advocates, law firms, and corporate legal teams, combining AI-based case search, an AI legal assistant (Legal GPT), case management, and compliance automation across all Indian courts and tribunals.

For AFT Kolkata, the practical benefit is simple. Claw covers 9,102 forums, so the Kolkata bench sits next to your High Court, district and other tribunal matters in one place. You can search by party name or number, and results come in under 5 seconds. Claw also holds 30 crore+ judgments for research.

Create a free Claw account and search AFT Kolkata by party name or number, with hearing and order alerts. A free account is needed to run status searches. Claw has a free plan for individual advocates. Teams and enterprises are on paid plans. Law firms that handle many district matters can also read about district court case tracking software.

08Sources

• Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Kolkata: aftkolkata.nic.in
• Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench: aftdelhi.nic.in
• Claw: clawlaw.in

Last verified October 2026. Portal layouts change, so confirm steps on the live site.

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