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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, VIKAS SURI, JJ
Union of India and others – Appellant
Versus
Dayawanti and another – Respondent
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| 1. entitlement to pension benefits based on prior service. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. prior rulings reaffirm the authority of established legal interpretations. (Para 4) |
| 3. high courts are to decide based on existing law, discarding pending matters. (Para 5) |
Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral)
1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 14.08.2024 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No. 2-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (in short, ‘the Tribunal’) by which, the claim of the respondent No.1 for the grant of benefit of life time arrears of service pension as well as the benefit of ordinary family pension with effect from the date of death of the husband of the respondent No.1 by condoning the shortfall in service of 145 days has been allowed by the Tribunal by placing reliance upon the judgment of the Full Bench in O.A.1238 of 2016 titled as Smt Shama Kaur vs. Unioin of India and other. 2. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and have gone through the case file with her able assistance.
3. It may be noticed that late husband of the respondent No.1 was enrolled in the army on 21.09.1966 and was discharged on 31.01.1990 after com
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