IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 13.03.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ...Petitioners Versus EX NK PARKASH SINGH NO 4458340A AND ANR ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present:- Mr. Sushant Kereer, Senior Panel Counsel, for the petitioners.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL)

2. In the present petition, the challenge is to the order dated 21.11.2024 (Annexure P-1), passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal), by which, directions were given to the Union of India (petitioners herein) to grant benefit of service pension for DSC service to respondent No.1 by considering his service as 15 complete years by condoning shortfall of 10 months and 14 days in qualifying service period for grant of benefit of service pension as per the judgment in Original Application No.1238 of 2016 with MA No.923 of 2016 decided on 01.10.2019 titled Smt. Shama Kaur vs. Union of India and others, which judgment has also been implemented.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that when the said judgment was relied upon at a later point of time b