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ABHAY S. OKA, UJJAL BHUYAN
Bijender Singh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
UJJAL BHUYAN, J.
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Subject matter of both the civil appeals is the same. Therefore, both the appeals are being disposed of by this common judgment and order. However, for the sake of convenience, we refer to the facts mentioned in Civil Appeal No. 4458 of 2024.
2.1. This is an appeal under Section 30 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 against the order dated 22.01.2018 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh Regional Bench in R.A. No. 20 of 2016 in O.A. No. 3977 of 2013 as well as the order dated 26.02.2016 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh Regional Bench in O.A. No. 3977 of 2013.
3. Be it stated that appellant as the applicant had filed O.A. No. 3977 of 2013 before the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh Regional Bench (‘Tribunal’ for short) under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 (briefly ‘the 2007 Act’ hereinafter) contending that he was entitled to the disability element of disability pension on account of his disability attributable to military service, rounding off of his disability to 50%. By the order dated 26.02.2016, Tribunal held that disability of the appellant was less than 20%. There
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