soldier Archives

‘Army authorities chose to relieve themselves from onerous obligations’; Punjab and Haryana HC upheld disability pension of a soldier discharged from service on compassionate grounds

Respondent 1 was enrolled in Indian Army and was discharged from service on compassionate grounds. During his service, he incurred the disability of ‘Sensori Neural Hearing Loss B/L-H90′. Respondent 1’s disability element claim was rejected by the Competent Authority on the ground the disability is assessed as less than 20%.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Widow of deceased renounces matrimonial house leaving mother-in-law in destitute; Mother and widow entitled to equal shares of family pension

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A heard

Case Briefs High Courts

HC directs payment of compensation to wife of the serving soldier of 36 Rashtriya Rifle who died on duty

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J., allowed a writ petition directed against the order passed