NAJMI WAZIRI, J.

1. A Division Bench of this Court, by its order dated 25th April, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the reference order) has referred the following questions of law for adjudication by the Full Bench:-

(1) Can the right to extended service, of an Army personnel, on completion of the term of office, and attainment of the prescribed age of superannuation be equated with the right to continue in service during the term of office prescribed under the relevant rules, in the context of Para 59 of the Army Group Insurance Scheme?

(2) Can it be said that the denial of extended service or extended tenure of service, upon attainment of the prescribed superannuation age, without the concerned individual having served in such extended tenure at all amounts to cutting short of such service, or terms of engagement, under Para 59 of the Scheme, in the given facts of the present case?

2. The aforesaid reference order has discussed the facts which lead to the present proceedings, hence, this judgment sets out only the limited circumstance in which the questions of law have arisen. The petitioner was enrolled in the Indian Army on the 17th March, 1982 and was to complete the nor