IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-11433-2026 Date of decision: 17.04.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ...Petitioners VERSUS BALDEV KRISHAN ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present: Mr. N.K. Verma, Sr. Panel Counsel for the petitioner.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral)

1. In the present writ petition, the challenge is to the order dated 21.11.2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by Armed Forces Tribunal, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) by which, the original application No.14 of 2022 has been allowed and the respondent herein has been granted invalid pension, which is in violation of provisions of Pension Regulations for the Army Part 1961.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners-UOI submits that though, the disability of NEUROSIS (300) suffered by the respondent but, the said disability was assessed as neither attributable to nor aggravated by the Military service. Despite this fact, the benefit of invalid pension has been granted by the Tribunal and therefore the same has been wrongly granted.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that even the requisite qualifying servi