IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on : 31.01.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS . .Petitioners Versus HARMINDER PAL SINGH AND ANOTHER . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI PRESENT: Mr. Naveen Gupta, Senior Panel counsel for the petitioners- UOI.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral)

1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned orders dated 17.02.2023 (Annexure P-1) and 01.08.2024 (Annexure P-2) passed by respondent No.2 – Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal), by which, benefit of War Injury pension w.e.f. 01.01.2007 has been granted in favour of respondent No.1.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that, keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, the grant of benefit of war injury pension is not covered as, the officer though received the injury in Operation Rakshak, but it was received due to a vehicle accident hence, the same cannot be treated as battle causality/injury. Learned counsel for the petitioners further argues that under any circumstances, even if the injury suffered by