I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL

THE HON’BLE CHI EF JUSTI CE MR. G. NARENDAR

AND

THE HON’BLE JUSTI CE MR. SUBHASH UPADHYAY

Writ Petition (S/B) No. 420 of 2024

30^th October, 2025

No. 4043429F. Ex Rifleman/Asar Singh Chauhan

--------Petitioner

Versus

Union of India and others -------Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Presence:-

Mr. Kishor Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Mr. Manoj Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the Union of India ----------------------------------------------------------------------

JUDGMENT : (per Mr. SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.

Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition

with the following prayers:

“(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of

certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 03.05.2019 passed by Hon’ble Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Laucknow, Circuit Bench, Nainital in O.A. No. 295 of 2022, “No. 4043429F Ex. Rifleman/Asar Singh Chauhan vs. Union of India and others, whereby the learned Tribunal has dismissed the Original Application which the petitioner has sought direction to grant disability pension to the petitioner (contained as Annexure No.

1 to the writ petition).

(ii) Issue