IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 09.03.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ...Petitioners Versus SMT JASWINDER KAUR AND ANR ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present:- Mr. Narender Kumar Vashisht, 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 22.04.2022 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), by which, respondent No.1 has been allowed the benefit of Liberalized Family Pension instead of Special Family Pension from the next date of death of her husband i.e. from 03.04.2020.

2. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and have gone through the record with his able assistance.

3. It is very unfortunate to note that after a period of approximately four years, the said order dated 22.04.2022 is being challenged and that too, where benefit of Liberalized Family pension has been granted to the spouse of an officer, who laid down his life while being in service. Rather than appreciating the conduct of the