• Vinod Kumar. M

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act was enacted to maintain public order and ensuring the safe and secure life of citizens in the disturbed area. Since its enactment, it was always alleged that Army personnel misuse the power and duties provided to them that resulted in the human right violation. With the changes in the socio-political scenario in the country, many states uplifted the application of the AFSPA Act in the states. For instance, Punjab and Chandigarh lifted AFSPA in 1983, and recently in 2015 Tripura had lifted the application of the AFSPA Act from the states. Still, there is a lot of debate on the applicability of the Act in other states on the grounds that it violates the Human Rights of the citizen residing in that state. It was alleged that the arbitrary power given to the armed personnel was continuously misused by them. The author in this review paper will discuss the brief history and reason for the enactment of the AFSPA Act. The author will further critically analyze the impact of the Act in the state of Assam, Nagaland, and Jammu & Kashmir and even deal with the political socio-economic scenario which leads to the upliftment of the AFSPA Act in the state of the Punjab and Tripura.

Arbitrary, Disturbed Area, Human Rights, Public Order, Socio-Political Scenario.

"Study of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Assam, Nagaland & Jammu &Kashmir", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.636-641, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREW06086.pdf

"Study of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Assam, Nagaland & Jammu &Kashmir", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp636-641, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREW06086.pdf