Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force

Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force
*Field Marshal *Admiral of the Fleet *Marshal of the Air Force

General Admiral Air Chief Marshal
Lieutenant General Vice Admiral Air Marshal
Major General Rear Admiral Air Vice Marshal
Brigadier Commodore Air Commodore
Colonel Captain Group Captain
Lieutenant Colonel Commander Wing Commander
Major Lieutenant Commander Squadron Leader
Captain Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant
Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Flying Officer
 The top ranks of the three Indian Defence forces Field Marshal (in Army), Marshal of the Air
Force (in Air Force), and Admiral of the Fleet (in Navy) are 5 star ranks. It is considered a huge
prestige to receive such a rank
 The Field Marshal rank has been awarded to Kodandera Madappa Cariappa and Sam
Manekshaw till date
 Arjan Singh has received the rank of the Marshal of the Indian Air Force and is the only living
Indian military officer with a 5 star rank
 The Admiral of the Fleet rank has never been awarded
 Indian military officers who hold a 5 star rank are considered to be serving officers till death and
hold their rank for life
JAG
Judge Advocate General's Department (India)
The Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Department is the legal branch of the Indian Army. It deals with
military related disciplinary cases and litigation and assists in providing legal assistance to the army in
human rights matters and the rule of law among other things.[1] The department consists of legally qualified
Army officers who are educated in military law and provide legal help to the military in all aspects. [2] The
department supports the Judge Advocate General who is the legal and judicial chief of India and advises
the Chief of the Army Staff of legal matters. The JAG's Department is also responsible for emerging fields
of military law such as those related to cyber laws, space laws, terrorism and human rights violations. [3] The
service rendered in the JAG's Department are considered to be Judicial service as per the regulations for the
Indian Army.
The JAG's Department traces its history to the British Articles of War-1385 and the evolution of military
law. The corps day of the JAG is the day the Bill of the Army Act was laid in Parliament, 21 December
1949.[1] Women were only eligible for appointment as officers in JAG after January 1992. [6] The JAG also
provides for permanent commission for women officers.[7] Colonel Leena Gaurav became the First lady
officer of the JAG Br to pick up the rank of Colonel .
In November 2019, Lt Col Jyoti Sharma became the first female officer from the JAG's Department to be
assigned a foreign mission. She has been appointed as a legal military expert to the government of
Seychelles.
Colonel Amit Kumar and Colonel Annu Dogra who were the first Service JAG married spouse couple of the
Indian Armed Forces are now the senior most serving , service couple, of the Judge Advocate General's
Department, in the Armed Forces of the world.
The post of Judge Advocate General[1] in India is held by a major general 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. JAG officers provide legal help to
the military in all aspects, in particular advising the presiding officers of courts-martial on military law. JAG
officers conduct all legal procedures from framing drafts to appearing at courts and military tribunals.
The Army Act 1950 was passed by the Parliament on 22 May 1950 and came into effect on 22 July 1950.
Court Martial:
There are four kinds of courts-martial in India. These are the General Court Martial (GCM), District Court
Martial (DCM), Summary General Court Martial (SGCM) and Summary Court Martial (SCM). According
to the Army Act, army courts can try personnel for all kinds of offenses, except for murder and rape of a
civilian, which are primarily tried by a civilian court of law. Higher government authorities do not deal with
the military doctrines. The President of India can use his judicial power, (Article 72), to give either pardon,
reprieve, respite or remission of punishment or sentence given by a court martial.

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