Military Law Literature in India  Military law literature in India was established in 1930 by General C.H. Harrington out of a perceived necessity in order to avoid potential injustice within and outside of the armed forces. Military law is a body of law which governs how a member of the armed forces may behave, and as with all forms of law it is subject to periodic changes. The field is based upon official Acts of the Indian government, plus a number of unofficial writings on theoretical applications of law and how it may be changed. Military law provisions govern the role of the Indian Army during peace and war formulated in the form of Statutes, Rules and Regulations. It is a written code which has seen periodic changes and review, apart from conventions (customs) of service. Official publications mainly take the form of the Army Act, 1950; "Army Rules 1954"; and "Regulations for the Army, 1987" (in short "RA"). The 1958 Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, and are also relevant legislation. Another significant but obscure provision is "Notes to Indian Military and Air Force Law", commonly referred as "NMAFL". For reasons not known, "RA" and "NMAFL" continue to be inaccessible to scholars and the public. There are two aspects significant for the purpose of this discussion. Firstly, military law publications were called by different names in the earlier years. However, these were all official publications. Law being complex and technical in nature, these text were not easy to comprehend and apply. The same called for a need to draft ‘notes’ or ‘comments’ thereto. These were prepared and duly inserted by the authorities, whose identity was not indicated. Secondly, military law was included in the syllabus for retention and promotion examinations for military officers. This was done with a view to make the officers study and assimilate relevant legal provisions necessary for enforcement of a disciplinary code amongst the men under their command. A need therefore, existed for publication of books that could explain, guide and amplify the rules. Thus such handbooks were required not only for application of law by the officers for unit routine but also for their understanding while preparing for obligatory examinations. Infrequent actions were also taken to bring out precise and other publications at command and corps level for dissemination of military law. These too were all in-house publications. The growth of Indian military law literature emerged from sheer necessity. This need was acknowledged by General C.H. Harrington GBE, KCB, DSO, DCL, the then General Officer Commanding in Chief of Quetta-based Western Command on 28 October 1930 in a foreword to the book titled "Handbook of Military Law" by Capt. R.J. Wilkins and W.S. Chaney.