SC asks FGCM convicts to move G-B court Notes that army chief, high courts can hear appeals against orders of military courts Supreme Court. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked over a dozen petitioners to move the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Chief Court against their convictions by military courts. All these people hail from the G-B region. A three-judge bench – presided over by Justice Mushir Alam – on Wednesday heard a slew of petitions filed by 14 different individuals convicted by the Field General Court Martial (FGCM). Justice Alam noted that the convicts could file an appeal against their convictions to the chief of army staff (COAS), who under section 133-B of the Pakistan Army Act is authorized to hear such appeals. He can even delegate his power to some other officer to hear appeals, he added.