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High court upholds Army man's 50% disability pension, rules Centre can't cap arrears for veterans
June 10, 2026 12:49 pm
Rejecting the Centre's contention, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court said that he will receive his rounding-off 50 per cent disability pension with consequential arrears dating back to his 2001 discharge.
Fit at enrolment, diabetic after 27-year service: Court upholds Army veteran's disability pension
June 05, 2026 1:20 pm
The respondent former sergeant joined the armed forces in August 1994 and was discharged from service on August 15, 2021, the Punjab and Haryana High Court noted.
‘Fag end of life’: Why court allowed ex-Army man pension 33 years after he left service
June 04, 2026 4:28 pm
Under the Pension Regulations for the Army, the minimum qualifying service for pension is 15 years. Since he fell short of the qualifying service period, he was not granted pension at the time of his discharge.
After 30-year fight, court steps in for Army soldier denied disability pension over eye condition
June 02, 2026 8:58 am
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld an AFT ruling which ordered pension to a former naik in the Indian Army after he suffered Hypermetropic Amblyopia during service.
AFT halts gratuity recovery from retired major general, says pending appeal no ground for action
June 01, 2026 3:06 pm
The Armed Forces Tribunal holds that the mere pendency of an appeal in the Supreme Court against an AFT order in a case against him does not give authorities the right to freeze an officer's pension.
Accused confessed to killing ex-Army employee. Here’s why Patna High Court still denied his wife death certificate
May 18, 2026 1:54 pm
Patna High Court death certificate ruling clarifies that missing persons’ deaths cannot be registered without court verification under Section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths 1969 Act.
15 years in Army not must for service element of disability pension: Punjab and Haryana High Court
May 19, 2026 3:40 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court made the ruling while hearing the Centre’s challenge to a 2022 AFT order that had directed the grant of the service element of disability pension to a person who had served for nine years.
28 years on, Delhi High Court restores Army captain’s disability pension, bars downgrading of ‘permanent’ condition
April 28, 2026 9:16 pm
The Delhi High Court found that the reduction in disability assessment in 1998 was carried out without a fresh medical board, making the action unsustainable in law.
Shot by colleague, but no ‘battle’ tag: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court denies ‘war injury’ pension to soldier
March 17, 2026 10:29 am
The petitioner, who was enrolled in the Punjab Regiment, sustained a gunshot injury to his hip while stationed at Rupa Post in June 1990, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court noted.
Telangana HC says ‘CRPF cannot be absolved of responsibility towards a member of the Force,’ orders relief to kin of constable missing since 2015
January 24, 2026 9:35 pm
‘If such an approach is adopted by the respondent authorities of CRPF, it would discourage families from sending their wards to serve the Force,’ the Telangana HC bench remarked.
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Main Vaapas Aaunga box office collection day 3: Haunted 3D beats Diljit Dosanjh film
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Imtiaz Ali’s period romance Main Vaapas Aaunga, headlined by Diljit Dosanjh, has registered a decent opening weekend at the domestic box office, despite a slow start this past Friday. Also starring Vedang Raina, Sharvari, and Naseeruddin Shah, the film opened amidst a slew of releases, most of which hover around the same mark.
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