ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR

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Versus UOI & Others …. Respondents For Applicant : None Present For Respondents : Mr. Brij Bihari Sharma, Advocate CORAM:

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

HON’BLE MR. SANJIV MITTAL, MEMBER (A)

O R D E R

27.01.2026

1. During the course of hearing, while none appears on behalf of the applicant, perusal of record reveals that this OA has been filed by the Original Applicant, ie, late Havildar Bajrang, praying for directing the Respondents to grant disability pension to him from the date of his discharge, ie, 23/9/1983. He had also prayed for payment of suitable compensation to him for mental agony and litigation.

2. Vide Reply Statement, the Respondents have submitted that the original applicant was enrolled in the Army on 08/2/1966 and was invalided out from service on 24/9/1983 under Rule 13 (3) item III (iii) having been found medically unfit for further military service. He had rendered 17 years, seven months and 16 days of service and was granted service pension for life. The IMB assessed the disability of the applicant, “High Hyper Metropia both Eye with Partial Amblyopia”, @ 80% for one year and considered it as neithe