War Injury Pension Archives

SC upholds war injury pension for Kargil veteran; declares ‘what a policy says, it is and not what is in the imagination of the policymaker’

Upholding the grant of pension to an Army veteran whose rheumatoid arthritis developed during his posting at Kargil under Operation Rakshak, the Court directed the Government to expressly clarify the applicability of pensionary benefits when notifying operations under Category E(i) of the Policy dated 31 January 2001.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Centre should have granted relief, rather than raising objection for delay’: P&H HC dismisses plea challenging war injury pension to 1971 Indo-Pak war soldier

The solider was not aware of the benefit of war injury pension, but the petitioners very well knew that the solider suffered an injury in war and is entitled to such benefit but still did not grant the said benefit and rather expected such solider to revert back, to claim the said benefit.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT grants war injury pension to soldier who sustained injuries resulting in disability during Operation Hifazat

Armed Forces Tribunal (Chandigarh Bench): The Bench of Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary (Member J) and Vice Admiral HCS Bisht (Member A), granted

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Tribunal grants war injury pension to WW-2 soldier who suffered splinter wound injury in Italy

Armed Forces Tribunal (Lucknow Bench): The Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava, Member (J) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member (A),