* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 19044/2025, CM APPL. 79299/2025, CM APPL.

79300/2025 & CM APPL. 79301/2025

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Vijay Joshi, CGSC, Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air

Force versus

693171-EX WO OM PRAKASH YADAV .....Respondent

Through: Mr. A.K. Chaudhary, Mr. Baljeet Singh and Ms. Deepika Sheoran,

Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA

JUDGMENT (ORAL)

% 16.12.2025

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1. This writ petition assails an order dated 25 October 2024 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, $~80 whereby the respondent’s prayer for

disability pension has been allowed.

2. Disability pension was sought on the ground that the respondent suffered from Primary Hypertension which was found to be 30% for life rounded off to 50%. The onset of the Primary Hypertension was 37 years after the respondent joined the service. No Primary Hypertension was noted at the time when the respondent was

1“AFT”,hereinafter

3. The reasoning given by the Release Medical Board for holding that the respondent’s Primary Hypertension was not attributable to or aggravated by service read thus:

“Onset of the disability was