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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. K. NATARAJAN, MR. JOHNSON JOHN, JJ
CORPORAL PRAVEEN A.P. – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. questioning the armed forces tribunal's decision on pension claim. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. regulation on primary conditions for pension. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. judicial precedent on service-related health conditions. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. importance of detailed reasoning by medical boards. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. final ruling and order for pension. (Para 14 , 15) |
J U D G M E N T
Johnson John, J.
The order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Kochi rejecting the claim of the petitioner for disability pension is under challenge in this writ petition.
2. Heard Sri. Ratheesh B., the learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. O.M. Shalina, the learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for the respondents.
3. The petitioner was enrolled in the Indian Air Force on
08.08.1996 and was medically invalided out from service on 20.06.2002 due to type I diabetes. The Release Medical Board assessed the disability at 20% for life. But, as per the opinion of the Release Medical Board, the disability is neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service and the Tribunal found no reason to differ from the findings of the Medical Board and therefore, found that the petiti
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