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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.
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.
Desk job isn’t enough: Why Delhi High Court ordered Rs 41 lakh for Cop who lost leg at picket duty
May 29, 2026 10:46 am
The Delhi High Court adjusted the financial multiplier used to calculate future loss of income, from nine per cent to 11 per cent and upheld the 70 per cent disability assessment by MACT.
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.
‘Disability certificate valid over routine test’: Calcutta High Court backs job for 55% disabled pharmacist with cerebral palsy
March 23, 2026 4:24 pm
Once a disability certificate is issued in accordance with law, it continues to remain valid for all purposes unless cancelled through due process, the Calcutta High Court held categorically.
Traveling With Disabilities Is Often Hard. These Tools Can Help
March 19, 2026 7:29 pm
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people — or 16% of the world’s population — experience significant disability.
Protests against UGC equity guidelines invoke hypothetical situations, not lived realities of marginalised students
January 29, 2026 7:22 pm
They are marked by virulent overreaction and aggressive posturing while framing Savarnas as under siege. And this finds a sympathetic audience among the older and institutionally placed Savarnas in media, society and even the judiciary
India has been 'leprosy-free' for two decades. So why are children still being diagnosed with it?
December 23, 2025 2:07 pm
Two decades after elimination was announced, persistent child cases reveal ongoing transmission, late detection, and critical gaps in India’s leprosy control strategy
Indian Constitution is ableist. We need to confront its foundational gaps
November 21, 2025 3:58 pm
Article 41 is a classic example of deep-rooted ableism in the Constitution, where disability is placed along with “unemployment, old age, and sickness”
DISABILITY VIDEOS
Differently-abled protest against PWD in Chennai
February 08, 2016 10:30 am
Chennai, Feb 08 (ANI): More than 300 differently-abled people protested outside the Public Work Department (PWD) office in Chennai on Monday, demanding better amenities and pension for people with 40% disability. They also demanded probe into the misuse 3% reservations, which was given to the differently-abled people. They have decided to carry on the protest till their pleas are heard.
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