IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

210 (1)

Date of Decision: 19.12.2025 KAMLESH KUMARI ...Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present:- Mr. Navdeep Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rajat Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Parvesh K. Saini, Senior Panel Counsel, with Mr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the respondents. (Through V.C.)

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL)

1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the order dated 04.03.2020 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.5-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), wherein the arrears qua benefit of special family pension admissible to petitioner have been restricted to three years prior to filing of Original Application.

2. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue with regard to the restriction of the arrears was also raised by the similarly situated person in CWP-16935-2020, which has been decided on 06.08.2025, wherein the benefit of arrears has been granted keeping in view the settled principle of law settled by the Hon’ble Su