Is the independence of India's Armed Forces Tribunal compromised?

Consider this October 4, 2023 letter from the Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh Bench Bar Association to the Chief Justice of India. Aiman J. Chishti has this report on LiveLaw. He writes that the Bar Association is "alleging that Defence Minister has openly admitted interference of the Ministry in the transfer of [AFT] Judicial Member Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary, just before he could hear the case of contempt against an officer of Defence Accounts Department."