1. This is a petition by a Constable who was boarded out from the services of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (for short „Force?) on medical grounds after he had served the force for 13 years and 4 months. He was sanctioned invalid pension, but was not paid disability pension which the petitioner claims is payable to him in terms of the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules (for short ‘Rules’).

2. The case set up by the petitioner in this petition is that he was enrolled in the force on 01.01.1991 after he was found fit on all respects. He was, however, discharged from the Force on 03.04.2004 on medical grounds. It is claimed that the petitioner at the time of his recruitment in the force and few years thereafter remained hale and hearty, but, later on, fell sick due to stress and strain of the duty. He was examined by the Medical Board and was diagnosed as a patient of “Psychoneurosis (Bipolar Affective Disorder) Manic Depressive Psychosis with Alcohol abuse”. In the light of the opinion of the Medical Board, the petitioner was served with show cause n