IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

105+256 CM-5942-CWP-2026 in/&

CWP-636-2025 (O&M)

Date of Decision :12.05.2026 Sandeep Singh ...Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Ashok Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rohit Verma, Senior Panel counsel for respondent-UOI.

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Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral)

CM-5942-CWP-2026

1. Present application has been filed for placing on record reply filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3.

2. As prayed for, application is allowed.

3. Reply filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 is taken on record.

CWP-636-2025

4. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 07.10.2024 (Annexure P/4) passed by the respondent No.4-Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal) by which, the benefit of disability pension sought by the petitioner, has been declined.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though, the relief claimed by the petitioner was for the grant of disability pension but in the facts and circumstances of the present case, the petitioner will