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Peace station posting no bar for disability pension: Court backs Army veteran with heart condition
June 10, 2026 10:36 am
The medical board had recorded that the condition was diagnosed during an ECG evaluation during a periodic medical examination and stated that it was "not related to service conditions".
Court backs ex-Army sepoy’s pension claim after 31 years, says disability benefits meant to help servicemen in hard times
June 10, 2026 11:19 am
The Rajasthan High Court was hearing a petition filed by a former sepoy challenging a 2022 order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, which had rejected his claim for disability pension.
24 years in Army, stroke during service: Court upholds 75% disability pension for veteran
June 03, 2026 11:55 am
The Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing a plea filed by the Centre challenging the order allowing the benefit of disability pension to a retired Army Naik.
Court upholds 50% disability pension for ex-Army man with primary hypertension, rejects Centre’s plea
June 04, 2026 3:30 pm
The disability has to be attributed to military service and the unsubstantiated report of medical board can't take away right of Army man to claim the benefit of disability pension, the Punjab and Haryana High Court noted.
Army discharged him for schizophrenia, denied disability pension; his widow wins in court after 4 decades
May 30, 2026 12:34 pm
The Kerala High Court order highlighted that the provisions for the grant of disability pension are like a beneficial scheme, and the person had not opted out of service on account of schizophrenia.
Kerala High Court slams Centre's 'appeal in disguise' to block retired Colonel's disability pension
May 22, 2026 10:05 am
While rejecting the center's review plea, the Kerala High Court noted that the contentions raised by state regarding the entitlement of disability element of pension, it has already been considered in previous judgement.
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
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