$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 23.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 3690/2026 CM APPL. 17969/2026 CM APPL. 17970/2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Dr. Monika Arora, CGSC, Mr.

Subhrodeep Saha, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Ms. Anamika and Mr.

Abhinav Verma, Advocates versus GP CAPT RAJESH KUMAR SINGH JADON (RETD)

.....Respondent Through: None CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL

1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the order dated 05.01.2024 [‘impugned order’] passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi [‘Tribunal’] in Original Application [‘O.A.’] No. 2276 of 2022 titled as GP Capt Rajesh Kumar Singh Jadon (Retd.) v. Union of India & Ors., wherein the Respondent has been granted the benefit of the disability element of pension for Primary Hypertension (Old) Z09 assessed at 30%, rounded off to 50% for life, from the date of his retirement from the service.

2. The facts giving rise to the present petition are that the Respondent who was enrolled in the Indian Air Force [‘IAF’] on 12.09.1988, was dischar