IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 12.11.2025 Union of India and others ....Petitioners Versus Mohinder Kumar and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI ----

Present: Ms. Bhavana Datta, 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 11.09.2024 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal), by which, respondent No.1 is held entitled to reservist pension from the date of rejection of his claim for life and the Union of India was directed to calculate and pay the arrears after adjusting the gratuity amount, if any.

2. The only argument raised by learned counsel for the petitioners is that the arrears should be restricted rather than granting it from the date of entitlement to the respondent No.1.

through the case file with her able assistance.

4. It may be noticed that the said question has been settled by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.3086 of 2012 titled “Balbir Singh vs. Union of India a