COURT No.3 ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH: NEW DELHI (Through Virtual Hearing) 26. OA 771/2022 WITH MA 993/2022 Ex Nk (DSC) Jamkhogin Kipgen ome Applicant VERSUS Union of India and Ors. .. Respondents For Applicant ; Mr. Ved Prakash, Advocate with Mr. Devendra Kumar, Advocate For Respondents: Ms. Barkha Babbar, Advocate CORAM HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE ANJANA MISHRA, MEMBER (J) HON’BLE LT GEN P.M. HARIZ, MEMBER (A) ORDER 19.04.2022 MA 993/2022 Keeping in view the averments made in the application and in the light of the decision in Union of India and others Vs. Tarsem Singh (2009(1) AISLJ 371), the delay in filing the OA is condoned. MA stands disposed of. OA 771/2022 2. In this OA, the applicant is seeking a direction to the respondents to grant him second service pension for the service rendered in Defence Security Corps (DSC) by condoning the deficiency in qualifying service. 3. It is the conceded position that the applicant was enrolled into DSC service on 8" July, 2003 and discharged on 28 February, 2018 and there is a shortfall of 129 days of , a aservice against the mandatory 15 years of qualifying service, which made him ineligible for the second service pension