IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 13.05.2026 Union of India and others ..Petitioners Versus No.14417302M Ex. Rect. Manjit Singh and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Ms. Neha Jain, Advocate, Senior Panel Counsel for petitioners-UOI.

Mr. Amit Duhan, Advocate, for respondent No.1.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (ORAL)

1. In the present writ petition, the challenge is to the order dated 23.09.2024 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No. 2-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) by which, the benefit of invalid pension has been granted in favour of the respondent No.1 for his service rendered from 21.12.1995 to

06.05.1996.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners-UOI submits that though, the disability of “Schizophrenia-295” was being suffered by the respondent No.1 but, the said disability was assessed to be neither attributable to nor aggravated by the Military service. Despite this fact, the benefit of invalid pension has been granted by the Tribunal.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners argues that the Tribunal e