IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 18.03.2025 Union of India and others …..Petitioners.

Versus Smt. Hari Devi and another .....Respondents.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA *****

Present:- Ms. Geeta Singhwal, Senior Panel Counsel, UOI for the petitioners.

SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, J.(Oral)

The petitioners-UOI assail the order passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (for short ‘the AFT’) in O.A.

No.1107 of 2020 way back on 31.03.2022.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners-UOI submits that the directions issued by the AFT for releasing Special Family Pension to the widow of the Armed Forces personnel, who expired while on duty, was erroneous and she was only entitled to Ordinary Family Pension which she was receiving. Learned counsel further submits that the heart-attack which occurred resulting in death of the Armed Forces personnel, cannot be said to be attributable to military service.

3. We have considered the submissions.

4. We find that the husband of the petitioner was a Naib Risaldar posted in 84 Armed Regiment and while he was attending morning PT Parade in field area, h