JUDGMENT

Date : 22-03-2018

Heard Mr. M.H. Ahmed, counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. M.R. Adhikari, counsel for the respondents.

2. The petitioner’s case in brief is that the petitioner was a Rifleman in the Assam Rifles Organization. However, due to injury suffered by him, his medical category was downgraded to BEE (Permanent) vide Medical Board Proceedings dated 20.10.1995. The petitioner was thereafter allowed compulsory retirement w.e.f. 31.01.1999 and he was granted basic pension of Rs. 1275/- per month.

3. The petitioner’s further case is that prior to the petitioner being allowed to retire, the petitioner had been beaten up by the Medical Officer, Dr. Major Arvind Shukla.

4. The petitioner thereafter served a Legal Notice dated 09.02.2000 to the respondents for grant of compensation to the tune of Rs. 10 lakhs, which was rejected by the respondents on 10.05.2000. The petitioner filed WP(C) No. 6934/2002 in the Delhi High Court, praying for payment of compensation of a sum of Rs. 10 lakhs, on account of being beaten up by Dr. Major Arvind Shukla. The petitioner also prayed for a direction to sanction regular pension to the petitioner and to commute the same, as per rules an