IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 27.02.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ...Petitioners Versus COL SHARD DHINDAW AND ANR ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Ms. Anita Balyan, Senior Panel Counsel, for the petitioners.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL)

1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 12.09.2022 (Annexure P-1) passed by the learned Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’), by which, the respondent No.1 has been held to be entitled for disability element of disability pension @ 50% as against 30% for life.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners places reliance upon the report of the Release Medical Board of respondent No.1 to hold that though the disability of “Primary Hypertension (1-10)” have been found in respondent No.1, but the said been held by the Release Medical Board to be ‘neither attributable to nor aggravated by the Military service’ and disability No.(ii) considered as aggravated by military service. Further, at the time of release, his disability was assessed @30% composite fo