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COL. AMIT KUMAR (Retd.) He was commissioned as direct entry from Indian Military Academy in The SIKHLI INFANTRY Regiment on 24 June 2000. During his Infantry tenure he had held various appointments during operations and peace such as Intelligence Officer, Ghatak Platoon Commander, Adjutant, company commander and Second in Command. During his prestigious service in Infantry, he has undergone various trainings and robust courses such as Young Officers Courses (Weapons and Tactics) and Junior Command Course (JC 119) from Infantry School Mhow, Ghatak-35 (Commandos) from Belgaum. Being a law graduate he was given appointments of Assistant Judge Advocate General (AJAG) in Central Command Lucknow where he passed his mandatory exams for an entry to Judge Advocate General’s Department. Later he was permanently transferred to Judge Advocate Generals branch of Indian Army. During his service in JAG's Department the officer held various prestigious and important appointment of Officer In charge legal cell of High Court in Jammu and Kashmir and Supreme Court, AJAG Southwestern Command, Deputy Judge Advocate General of Tri�Services at HQs Andaman and Nicobar Command, HQs 10 CORPS and HQs 16 CORPS. The Officer is married to Col Annu Dogra from the same Department (still serving). They are the first Colonel JAG couple amongst the Armed Forces in the World. He is a combination of an experienced Combat and JAG officer who has been recipient of ‘Best Student ' award from Tri services Institute of Military Law. During his prestigious service to the Nation, he has been commended by the Attorney General for India, Solicitor General of India and Assistant Solicitor General of India. He has been three times recipient of award of commendation cards by Chief of Army Staff and Army Cdrs. At present registered as an Advocate with Bar council of India and is known for raising and highlighting issues related to welfare and protection of Soldiers and their families’ Human rights. He was the man behind the orchestration of writ petition in Supreme Court filed for protecting Major Aditya in media hype Sophia case in Kashmir. He had filled and led petition along with 1250 Soldiers to safeguard our Soldiers who were either falsely implicated or put before criminal judicial system for bonafide duties while they are or were fighting to Anti-Nationals and guarding the Nation. The Officer has also authored an E�Book named "Handbook of Military Law for guidance of Commanding Officer and other Regimental Officers", Which carries an interesting forewords of hon'ble Judges of Supreme Court and High Court. Links; https://indianexpress.com/article/india/officer-behind-afspa-plea-of-356-army-men-drafted-it-for-major-aditya-too-5316646/ https://www.tridentassociates.org/our-team https://twitter.com/ColAmitkumar?t=64n1gUOW0C0o35CEbLhcYg&s=09 https://instagram.com/col_amitkumar?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=