ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR

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OA No 846/2018 with MA No 985/2018 Smt Manoj Devi, Wd/o JC-470953N Late Sub Ram Chandra, R/o VPO-Dhulwa, Tehsil-Buhana, Distt-Jhunjhunu (Raj), Now Residing at Sanjhi Chhat, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Sector-1, Jaipur (Raj) - 302039 .…Applicant Versus

1. The Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, South Block, Govt of India, New Delhi - 110011

2. The PCDA (P), Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad (UP)-211014

3. The OIC Records, Records The Rajputana Rifles …. Respondents Delhi Cantt – 110010 For Applicant : Ms. Savita Singh, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Sudesh Chand Sharma, Advocate CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GOVERDHAN BARDHAR, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MR. SANJIV MITTAL, MEMBER (A)

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23.01.2026

1. By way of this Application under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, the Applicant has prayed for grant of Ex-Gratia along with

12% interest per annum.

2. Brief facts of the case as enunciated by the Applicant are that the Applicant’s husband was enrolled in the Army on 24.06.1993. Her husband was posted to 43 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) which is deployed in High Altitude and highly operational committed area in Anantnag (J&K) from where he