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14-year legal battle: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court raps Centre, upholds ex-serviceman’s disability pension
March 10, 2026 8:47 pm
Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court granted relief to an ex-serviceman seeking disability pension, clarifying entitlement under military service rules.
‘Discriminatory’: Despite negligence claim, CAT Patna orders railways to ensure payout to trackman who lost arm in 2017
March 03, 2026 1:27 pm
The Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna, noted that the accident occurred in 2017, but the trackman did not receive any compensation for the same.
How Chandigarh administration ignored 800 disabled, widows and elderly seeking pension
August 28, 2024 8:57 am
An audit report of Chandigarh social welfare department said, the director had not issued guidelines containing the scheduled period to Sampark Centres to collect the documents from beneficiaries to remove the objections raised.
We are not begging for alms: former NDA cadet on disability pension
October 15, 2022 7:26 am
An official of Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare said that the government was “kind” to give an ex-gratia amount each month to former officer cadets in military academies who have had to leave their training mid-way after suffering disabilities
‘Cadets cannot claim parity with serving military personnel’
December 11, 2020 11:21 am
HC dismisses petition of ex-cadet who sought rounding off of disability grant from 40 to 50% citing that cadets are yet to complete training are not part of the armed forces.
Harsh measures needed to stem increasing disability claims: Ex-Army commander
March 03, 2020 8:55 pm
The issue has taken centre stage in discussions within military circles, especially after many disabled pensioners received a meagre sum of Rs 100 or less as pension for the month of February as the State Bank of India deducted income tax with arrears.
Why disability pension tax upsets veterans
July 04, 2019 1:13 am
The notification created an uproar among veterans who called it against the interests of the armed forces personnel.
Soldier gets disability pension after 30 years
August 22, 2018 10:13 am
The Army tribunal ruled that a disability sustained soldier when proceeding towards his unit from an authorized “outpass” would be held as ‘attributable to military service’ thereby entitling such personnel to disability pension.
After disabled officer denied pension, AFT seeks list of MoD properties for attachment
April 21, 2016 5:25 am
The bench, headed by Justice Surinder Singh Thakur, passed these orders after learning that the officer had not been released his pension to date despite judicial orders to this effect.
No disability pension if injured during off-duty: SC
July 01, 2012 11:21 am
A bench of justices B S Chauhan and J S Khehar said that in such cases,courts should not interfere with the findings of the medical board.
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