ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
Mohan Singh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India Through The Secretary, Ministry Of Defence, Govt. Of India, New Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Ms. A Devi, learned legal Aid counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. SS Roy, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 to 3.
2. The present writ petition is filed assailing orders dated 04.10.2002 and 06.01.2011 whereby the claim of the petitioner for disability pension was rejected. The further grievance of the petitioner is that he preferred an representation against such decision on 21.04.2014 and the same has not yet been decided.
3. The brief fact leading to filing of the present writ petition are as under:
II. The petitioner, while reporting before the authorities concerned and rejoining his service on 14.12.1994, informed that he had developed abno
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