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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
K.NATARAJAN, JOHNSON JOHN
Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, New Delhi – Appellant
Versus
Mohanan Madathil Koliyat – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to disability pension order. (Para 1 , 5) |
| 2. arguments regarding burden of proof. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. regulations for disability pension grant. (Para 6 , 9) |
| 4. causal connection and medical opinion considerations. (Para 8 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. legal precedent on medical board opinions. (Para 10 , 11 , 14) |
| 6. requirement for medical board reasoning. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 7. judicial review in denial of fundamental rights. (Para 18 , 19) |
| 8. writ petition dismissal. (Para 20) |
JUDGMENT :
JOHNSON JOHN, J.
1. The order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Kochi allowing disability element of pension to the respondent is under challenge in this writ petition filed by the Union of India.
2. Heard Smt. Gayathri Krishnan, the learned Central Government Counsel appearing for the Union of India and Sri. Adi Narayanan, the learned counsel for the respondent.
3. The learned Central Government Counsel argued that the opinion of the Release Medical Board would clearly show that the disability due to diagnosis (Mitral Valve Prolapse V-67) is neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service and in the absence of any causal connection between the disease or injury and the milita
The absence of adequate reasoning by the Medical Board regarding disability attribution to military service invalidates denial of pension rights.
The medical board's failure to provide justified reasons for denying disability pension undermines the decision, necessitating the presumption of service-related attribution for the disability.
The court established that ex-servicemen with disabilities over 20% are entitled to disability pensions, emphasizing the presumption of service connection and the burden of proof on medical authoriti....
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