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Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961

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UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS.versusSGT GIRISH KUMAR AND ORS. ETC.

2026 INSC 149

The case concerned ex‑servicemen who, after being granted disability pension, sought arrears of pension dating back to their discharge dates, invoking the Supreme Court's 2014 judgment in Union of India v. Ram Avtar which recognized a broad‑banding right. The Union of India appealed, arguing that …

RAJUMON T.M.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 644Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a former Indian Army sepoy, was medically invalided and discharged after being diagnosed with schizophrenia, with the Medical Board concluding the disorder was a constitutional personality disorder unrelated to his service. He sought a disability pension, but the pension authority …

BIJENDER SINGHversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 549Appeal(s) allowed

Bijender Singh, an ex‑army officer, was invalided out in 1989 for generalized tonic‑clonic seizures assessed at less than 20% disability. The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) dismissed his petition for the disability element of pension, holding that because his disability was below 20% he was not …

PANI RAMversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2021 INSC 922Appeal(s) allowed

Pani Ram, a former regular army infantry officer, re‑enrolled in the Territorial Army (TA) and suffered a severe accident while returning from leave, resulting in an 80% disability. The Medical Board and a Court of Inquiry found the injury attributable to military service, and he was invalided out, …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHERversusABHIRAM VERMA

2021 INSC 585Appeal(s) allowed

Abhiram Verma, an officer of the Indian Army Medical Corps, obtained a permanent commission in 1998 and applied for resignation on 15 April 2000 citing lack of promotion. The resignation was initially rejected, but after a series of statutory complaints and a High Court order, it was accepted on 31 …

EX-HAV ASHOK KUMARversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2019 INSC 809Dismissed

Havildar Ashok Kumar completed 24 years of service in the Indian Army and was granted a two‑year extension. During the extension he suffered a stroke, was classified as SHAPE‑3 with 80% disability and was discharged. He was awarded a disability pension under Regulation 173‑A of the Army Pension …

SANTOSH DEVIversusUNION OF INDIA. & ORS.

2016 INSC 387Disposed off

Raj Singh, a Territorial Army (TA) enrollee since 1995, was disembodied on 31 March 2008 and died on 4 August 2008 while in that disembodied state. His wife filed a writ petition seeking family pension, which was denied by the Armed Forces Tribunal on the ground that he had not completed the fifteen …

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.versusMANJEET SINGH

2015 INSC 402Dismissed

Manjeet Singh joined the Indian Army in 1999 and was later diagnosed with generalized tonic‑clonic seizures and neurotic depression, leading to his invalidation in 2002 with a composite disability of 20%. The Medical Board denied him a disability pension, concluding the ailments were constitutional …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusSUBEDAR RAM NARAIN ETC.

1998 INSC 361Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, was court‑martialled under Sections 40(a) and 48 of the Army Act, 1950, found guilty and dismissed from service. He filed a writ petition seeking pensionary benefits, and the Delhi High Court, relying on Major G.S. Sodhi’s case, held …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusR.K.L.D. AZAD

1995 INSC 449Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, was arrested in August 1990 and tried for an offence under Section 64(e) of the Army Act. Although he retired on superannuation on 31 August 1990, the Army extended his subjection to the Act until the trial concluded. He was …