High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/8332/2024

Union Of India & ORS. v. Ex Sub Dilipa Kumar Maharana

2025-07-17Hon'Ble Mr. Justice C.Hari Shankar,Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Ajay Digpaul35 pages

$~item 94 to 105 and 107 to 153 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2308/2024 & CM APPL. 9556/2024 UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPC, Mr.

Yash Narain, Ms.

Jyotsna Vyas and Ms.

Ruchita Srivastava, Adv. with Major Anish Muralidhar Mr. Abhigyan Siddhant, GP, Mr. Anurag Sahay, Mr. Rohit Kumar and Mr. Durgesh Kumar Sharma, Advs.

versus COL. JIWAN CHANDRA (RETD.) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Durgesh Kumar Sharma and Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocates + W.P.(C) 5051/2024 & CM APPL. 20700/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Varun Mishra, SPC with Mrs. Shreeya Sud, Advocates with Major Anish Muralidhar versus EX SUB PATOLE BALU PETRAS .....Respondent Through:

Mr. J.P. Sharma and Mr. Sahil Sharma, Advocate + W.P.(C) 5074/2024 & CM APPL. 20837/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

versus COL RANJIT KUMAR (RETD) .....Respondent WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 1 of 35

Through:

+ W.P.(C) 5343/2024 & CM APPL. 21909/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advs.

versus EX SUB MAJ (HONY LT) RANBIR SINGH .....Respondent Through:

Mr. J.P. Sharma and Mr. Sahil Sharma, Advocate + W.P.(C) 6508/2024 & CM APPL. 27143/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Piyush Beriwal, Ms.

Jyotsna Vyas and Ms.

Ruchita Srivastava, Adv.

versus EX NB SUB HRIDAYA NAND KUSHWAHA .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ajit Kakkar and Mr. Aman Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 6840/2024 & CM APPL. 28517/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr. Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advs.

versus EX NK HARI KISHAN .....Respondent Through:

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 2 of 35

+ W.P.(C) 7511/2024 & CM APPL. 31311/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Piyush Beriwal, Ms.

Jyotsna Vyas and Ms.

Ruchita Srivastava, Adv.

versus EX PO EL(R) AMIT GHOSH .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ved Prakash, Advocate + W.P.(C) 8332/2024 & CM APPLs. 34108-109/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC.

versus EX SUB DILIPA KUMAR MAHARANA .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Randhir Singh Kalkal, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 11561/2024 & CM APPL. 48006/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sarthak Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Kunal Raj, Advocate with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and sgt. Mritunjay versus EX SGT ASHUTOSH BHARATI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ajeet Yadav, Mr. Praveen Kumar and Mr. Prabhash Kumar Singh, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 13008/2024 & CM APPL. 54156/2024 WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 3 of 35

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Premtosh K Mishra CGSC with Mr. Sarthak Anand and Mr. Prarabh Tiwari, Advocates versus EX SGT ARUN PRASAD 781311-B .....Respondent Through:

Ms. Shagun Shahi Chugh, SPC and Mr. Varun Chugh, SPC along with Ms. Nandita Mishra and Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocates with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay.

+ W.P.(C) 13746/2024 & CM APPL. 57555/2024 UNION OF INDIA ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Archana Sharma, SPC with Ms. Pooja Kumari and Mr. Tej Singh Varun, Advocates with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay versus EX JWO DL MATWANKAR 720476-T .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 13964/2024 & CM APPL. 58434/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Kunal Raj, Advocate with Sgt.

Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay versus GP CAPT (TS) PATTURAJAN PARTHASARATHI (17383) RETD.

.....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ajai Bhalla and Ms. Aditi Laxman, Advs.

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 4 of 35

+ W.P.(C) 14598/2024 & CM APPL. 61253/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Dr. B. Ramaswamy, CGSC with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt.

Mritunjay versus GP CAPT K MANOHARAN 17751 S RETD. .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ajai Bhalla and Ms. Aditi Laxman, Advs.

+ W.P.(C) 15077/2024 & CM APPL. 63174/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, SPC with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt.

Mritunjay versus EX SGT VINAY SONKER, 738482-F .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 15112/2024 & CM APPL. 63337/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, Senior Panel Counsel with Ms. Samiksha, Adv.

versus 763051-G EX JWO RANJAN KUMAR BEURIA .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Adv.

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 5 of 35

+ W.P.(C) 15229/2024 & CM APPL. 63987/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell) versus EX NB SUB RAVINDRA SHARMA (RETD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 15402/2024 & CM APPL. 64583/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Prajesh Vikram Srivastava, SPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell) versus 69 L 907F EX MWO RAM CHANDRA PAHARWA .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate + W.P.(C) 15453/2024 & CM APPL. 64867/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi, Mr. Varun Pratap and Mr. Yogya Bhatia, Advs. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell) versus 736624 N EX JWO SHASHIBIND KUMAR PODDAR .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 6 of 35

+ W.P.(C) 15984/2024 & CM APPL. 67149/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Rohan Jaitley(CGSC), Mr.

Dev Pratap Shahi, Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Mr. Yogya Bhatia and Dr.Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan, Advocates with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell) versus EX HFO INDRA BHUSHAN TIWARI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 15992/2024 & CM APPL. 67170/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Shaurya Mani Pandey and Mr. Prithvi Raj Dey, Advs. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell) versus 743146 H EX SGT NK PANDEY .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Raj Kumar and Mr.

Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate + W.P.(C) 16044/2024 & CM APPL. 67408/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Neeraj Dubey, Advocate with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus 648321-K EX MWO BHARAT ROY .....Respondent WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 7 of 35

Through:

+ W.P.(C) 16192/2024 & CM APPL. 68072/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

versus SUB MAJ RAM BILASH .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Bikrama Sah, and Ms. Mamta Pannikar, Advs.

+ W.P.(C) 16377/2024 & CM APPLs. 69068-70/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra, CGSC with Mr. Tribhuvan, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

Versus

GP CAPT (TS) IVR RAO (RETD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ajai Bhalla and Ms. Aditi Laxman, Advs.

+ W.P.(C) 16646/2024, CM APPLs. 70412/2024 & 70415/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Nune Balraj, SPC for UOI with Ms. Meghna Rao, Mr. Harshit Goel, Advs.

versus EX HAV RAM PRAKASH SINGH NO.

15414518Y .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Randhir Singh Kalkal, Adv.

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 8 of 35

+ W.P.(C) 16792/2024 & CM APPL. 71065/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Dr. Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan, Adv.

versus SUB ANIL KISHORE (RETD.) .....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Bikrama Sah, and Ms. Mamta Pannikar, Advs.

+ W.P.(C) 16863/2024 & CM APPL. 71433/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC with Muskan Narang, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus MWO HRIDYA NAND PRASAD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Vivek Bhai Patel, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 17155/2024 & CM APPL. 72837/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Raghwendra Tiwari, CGSPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus 780625-K EX SGT MD AMANULLAH .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 17290/2024 & CM APPL. 73608/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr Piyush Gupta, CGSC, Mr.

Atishay Jain, Mr Prateek Kapoor, Mr. Manoj Kumar Jain, Mr. Chirag Gupta, Mr. Poras Raj Nagar, Ms. Seema Soni, Ms. Subha Soni, Mr.

Subham Soni with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 9 of 35

Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus GP CAPT PANKAJ PANT RETD 21499 B .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 17599/2024 & CM APPL. 74877/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Brijesh Yadav, SPC along with Ms. Nikita, Mr. Nikhil Yadav, Mr. Anuj Kumar Kashyap, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Gaur, Mr. Rahul Bhargava and Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advs. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus WO KARAMBEER SINGH RETD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ramniwas Bansal, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 17633/2024 & CM APPL. 74941/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Premtosh K Mishra (CGSC), Mr Sarthak Anand, Mr Prarabdh Tiwari, Advocates versus JWO UDAY SANKAR HARI RETIRED SERVICE NO. 6777447-G .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 17836/2024 & CM APPL. 75899/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Ekta Choudhury, PCSC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 10 of 35

Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus SGT HRIDESH KUMAR GUPTA (RETIRED) (SERVICE NO. 726185-F) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 17880/2024 & CM APPL. 76116/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Piyush Beriwal, Ms.

Jyotsna Vyas and Ms.

Ruchita Srivastava, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus EX SGT NIRAJ KUMAR .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 116/2025 & CM APPL. 439/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Avtaar Singh Deol, Adv.

versus EX JWO VINOD KUMAR GUPTA NO 628539 B .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 649/2025 & CM APPL. 3093/2025 UNION OF INDIA ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr Piyush Gupta, CGSC, Mr.

Atishay Jain, Mr Prateek Kapoor, Mr. Manoj Kumar Jain, Mr. Chirag Gupta, Mr. Poras Raj Nagar, Ms. Seema Soni, Ms. Subha Soni, Mr. Subham Soni with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 11 of 35

Legal Cell versus SGT M V KISHORE KUMAR REDDY (RETD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 728/2025 & CM APPL. 3572/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Niraj Kumar, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel with Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus EX SGT VERENDRA PANDEY RETD.

.....Respondent Through:

Mr. Kritendra Tiwari, Advocate + W.P.(C) 730/2025 & CM APPL. 3576/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Niraj Kumar, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel with Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Adv.

versus CMDE SURPROBHO K DE. NM RETD. .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Shakti Chand Jaidwal and Ms. Amishi Sodani, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 864/2025, CM APPLs. 4221/2025 & 4326/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 12 of 35

EX MWO CHANDROOP SHARMA 651454 ....Respondent Through:

Mr. Jagdish Chandra CGSC with Mr. Shubham Kumar Mishra, Adv.

along with Mr. Mrityunjay, IAF.

+ W.P.(C) 883/2025& CM APPL. 4310/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC along with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr.

Kritarth Upadhyay, Ms. Aprajita Verma, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Ms. Khushi and Ms. Aanya Gupta, Advs.

with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell Mr. Jagdish Chandra CGSC UOI Mr Shubham Kumar Mishra Adv with Mr Mrityunjay IAF versus SGT ASHOK KUMAR KAUSHIK (RETD) (SERVICE NO. 796725-S) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 904/2025, CM APPLs. 4445/2025 & 4446/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Shashank Bajpai, CGSC with Mr. Akshit Saxena. Adv. for UOI.

versus MC EA(R) II RAJESHWAR PRASAD (181837) (RETD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Manoj Gupta, Advocate + W.P.(C) 925/2025 & CM APPL. 4545/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vinay Yadav, SPC with WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 13 of 35

Mr. Siddharth Gautam, Mr. Ansh Kalra and Ms. Kamna Behrani, Advs.

versus SGT MAHESH KUMAR (RETD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Manoj Gupta and Mr. Raj Kumar, Advs.

+ W.P.(C) 988/2025, CM APPLs. 4931/2025 & 4932/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advs.

versus EX POEL SATYABIR .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate + W.P.(C) 1402/2025 & CM APPL. 6812/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

versus 780053 -F EX SGT KUMAR MANOJ LAL .....Respondent Through:

Ms. Sunanda Shukla, SPC with Mr. Shubham Kumar Mishra, Adv. along with Mr. Mrityunjay, IAF with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell + W.P.(C) 2077/2025 & CM APPL. 9737/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Kushal Kumar SPC with WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 14 of 35

Mr. Suryansh Gaur with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus MWO (HFO) PANCHAM RAM (RETD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Rohit Pratap and Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 2416/2025, CM APPLs. 11450/2025 & 11451/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advs with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus ANIL KUMAR RDO/FIT RETD .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 2526/2025 & CM APPL. 11929/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vivek Sharma, Sr. Panel Counsel with Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus MWO MAHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH RETD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Rohit Pratap and Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 2719/2025 & CM APPL. 12897/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 15 of 35

Through:

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Senior Panel Counsel for UOI along with Mr. Yash Narain, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus WG CDR SRINIVASAN RAJENDRAN RETD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Shakti Jaidwal and Ms.

Amishi Sodani, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 2765/2025 & CM APPL. 13168/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Ravi Kant Srivastava, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Robert Laishram and Mr. Bhupender, Advs.

versus SUB CLK SD THOMAS K MATHEW RETD .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 2781/2025 & CM APPL. 13188/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advs.

versus EX HAV OM PRAKASH .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 2830/2025 & CM APPL. 13430/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Shouryendu Ray, SPC, Mr.

Yashendra Singhwal, Mr Mrityunjay, WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 16 of 35

Advocates with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus 917248-F EX LAC SITARAM SHARMA .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate + W.P.(C) 2860/2025 & CM APPL. 13587/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, CGSC with Ms. Smritika Kesri, Adv. with Sgt. and Mr. Manish Kumar Singh, Air Force versus EX SGT PRABHAT MANI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ajeet Yadav and Mr.

Prabhash Kumar Singh, Advocates + W.P.(C) 2942/2025 & CM APPL. 13980/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, SPC with Mr. Kautilya Birat, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus SGT SURENDRA PAL (RETD) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. US Maurya and Mr. S S Maurya, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 2989/2025 & CM APPL. 14155/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Suruchi Mittal, SPC with WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 17 of 35

Mr. Shubham Soni, Advocate versus SGT DEEPAK (RETIRED) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 3004/2025 & CM APPL. 14179/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Manish Rohilla, SPC with Mr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav and Mr. M D Abdul, Advs.

versus EX NK KULDEEP SINGH S. NO. 15395180F .....Respondent Through:

Mr. O.S. Punia, Advocate + W.P.(C) 3043/2025, CM APPLs. 14447/2025 & 14448/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC along with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr.

Kritarth Upadhyay, Ms. Aprajita Verma, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Ms. Khushi and Ms. Aanya Gupta, Advs.

versus PO COM TAC PRAKASH GUPTA RETD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Kritendra Tiwari, Advocate + W.P.(C) 3070/2025 & CM APPL. 14502/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGHT ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vivekanand Mishra, SPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 18 of 35

versus EX. SGT. PARVEEN KUMAR, NO. 738605-B .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Anuj Saini, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 3091/2025 & CM APPL. 14652/2025 UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Himanshu Pathak and Mr. Amit Singh, Adv.

versus EX-PO (GS) ABHISHEK ANAND .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ved Prakash, Advocate + W.P.(C) 3100/2025 & CM APPL. 14671/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, SPC with Mr. Kautilya Birat, Adv.

versus RAJENDRA SINGH .....Respondent Through:

+ W.P.(C) 3134/2025 & CM APPL. 14812/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. K. C. Dubey Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Mr. R. K. Dagur, Mr. Ramesh Kumar and Ms. Uma Tarafdar, Advs.

versus EX- HAV GURBAJ SINGH .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Ved Prakash and Mr. Rahul WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 19 of 35

Verma, Advocates + W.P.(C) 3179/2025 & CM APPL. 14896/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Chetanya Puri, SPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell versus EX SGT PURAN CHANDRA BHATT .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 17.07.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

These writ petitions deal with the entitlement of the respondents to disability pension. The Union of India assails decisions of the Armed Forces Tribunal, whereby disability pension stands granted to the respondents.

These cases stand covered by as on date more than eighty judgments passed by this Bench as well as by a Coordinate Benche of this Court. They also stand covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in Dharamvir Singh v UOI1 as well as the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Vijender Singh v UOI2.

1 (2013) 7 SCC 316 22025 SCC OnLIne SC 895 WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 20 of 35

Against one of these decisions, which was rendered by us in UOI v Ex Sub Gawas Anil Madso3, an SLP has been preferred before the Supreme Court in which notice alone has been issued and no interim orders have been passed.

We are not informed that any SLP has been preferred against any of the other matters passed by this Bench or the Coordinate Bench.

In its recent decision in Union Territory of Ladakh v Jammu & Kashmir National Conference4, the Supreme Court has deprecated the practice of hierarchically lower Courts including the High Courts keeping matters pending merely because some issue is pending before the Supreme Court. Even where the correctness of a judgment has been doubted by the Supreme Court, the decision in Jammu & Kashmir National Conference directs High Courts to implement the law as it stands and not to adjourn matters awaiting the outcome of the appeals in the Supreme Court.

We have taken stock of this judgment in para 60 of the judgment in Gawas Anil Madso.

We, therefore, proceed to decide these writ petitions on the basis of the decisions taken by this Court.

3 2025 SCC OnLine 2018 4 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1140 WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 21 of 35

A tabular statement of the position as it emerges in all these writ petitions, including the decisions by which the individual writ petitions, may be provided thus:

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB W.P.(C) 2308/2024 Col. Jiwan Chandra (Retd.) Primary Hypertension NANA as the onset of disability occurred in peace station W.P.(C) 5051/2024 Ex Sub Patole Balu Petras Primary Hypertension The ID is idiopathic in origin and is per se not attributable to service W.P.(C) 5074/2024 Col Ranjit Kumar (Retd.) Primary Hypertension NANA as the onset of disability occurred in peace station W.P.(C) 5343/2024 Ex Sub Maj (Hony Lt) Ranbir Singh Coronary Artery Disease NANA as the onset of disability occurred in peace station W.P.(C) 6508/2024 Ex NB Sub Hridaya Nand Kushwaha Primary Hypertension NANA as the onset of disability occurred in peace station W.P.(C) 6840/2024 Ex NK Hari Kishan Medullary Carcinoma Thyroid D-00 (Optd) Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service and not connected with service W.P.(C) 7511/2024 Ex PO EL(R) Amit Ghosh Primary Hypertension Onset of the disability was when he was posted in a peace area. Hence, NANA WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 22 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB W.P.(C) 8332/2024 Ex Sub Dilipa Kumar Maharana Primary Hypertension NANA, as it does not fulfil the conditions laid down as per Para 43, Chap V1, GMO W.P.(C) 11561/2024 Ex Sgt Ashutosh Bharati Primary Hypertension No close time association with stress & strain of field/HAA/CIOPs or Dietary compulsion or delay in diagnosis.

Hence, NANA W.P.(C) 13008/2024 Ex Sgt Arun Prasad 781311-B Primary Hypertension with GD-I Hypertensive Retinopathy Onset of disability while serving in a peace area. Hence, NANA W.P.(C) 13746/2024 EX JWO DL Matwankar StrokeIschemic Infract Right MCA Territory As per Part- V Para of RMB Proceedings W.P.(C) 13964/2024 GP Capt (TS) Patturajan Parthasarath i (Retd.) (i) Type II Diabetes Mellitus (ii) CadSilent IWMISVD-S/P FFR TO RCA (i) It is a metabolic disease and the onset of disability while serving in peace area (New Delhi) (ii) It is a lifestyle disease and the onset of disability while serving in peace area (Coimbatore) Hence, NANA W.P.(C) 14414/2024 Sgt Kamal Kumar Congenital bicuspid Disability is a congenital disorder WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 23 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB (Retd) aortic valve with moderate aortic stenosis and mild aortic regurgitation and incidentally detected AME 2015.

Hence, NANA W.P.(C) 14598/2024 GP Capt K Manoharan 17751 S Retd (i) Diabetes Mellitus Type-II (ii) Primary Hypertension Disabilities were treated as NANA WP C 15077/2024 DM Type II Metabolic disorder with onset in peace Station. There is no close. time association with stress or dietary compulsion of Field/Cl Ops/ HAA.. Hence the disability is considered NANA.

WP C 15112/2024 EX SGT Vinay Sonker Onset of ID in peace area. There is no close time association with stress/strain of Field/HAA/Cl Ops.

Hence NANA vide para 26 & 43 o Ch VI GMO2008 respectively.

WP C 15229/2024 EX JWO Ranjan Kumar Beuria i.DM Type II ii.Primary Hypertension EX NB Sub Ravindra Sharma Primary Hypertension Onset while serving in peace area. lD is conceded as NANA as it is a lifestyle WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 24 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB disorder as per Para 43 of Ch Vl of GMO 2008.

WP C 15402/2024 Onset of disability in peace area. It is a metabolic disease .

There was no delay in diagnosis/treatment.

Individual has not served in field / Cl Ops/HAA at the time of onset. Hence disability is NANA vide para 26 & 43 of chapter VI of GMO respectively.

WP C 15453/2024 EX MWO Ram Chandra Paharwa i.DM Type II ii. Primary Hypertension Primary Hypertension did not occur in Fd/HAA/Cl Ops or prolonged afloat service. Hence disability is NANA as per Para 43 of GMO.

WP C 15984/2024 EX JWO Shashibind Kumar Poddar Primary Hypertension Onset of disability in peace area. Hence Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service WP C 15992/2024 EX HFO Indra Bhushan Tiwari Diabetes Mellitus Type-II H EX SGTNK Pandey i. Primary Hypertension ii. DM Type II Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service WP C 16044/2024 K EX MWO Bharat Roy i. Primary Hypertension ii. DM Type II Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service WP C Sub Maj Coronary Neither attributable WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 25 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB 16192/2024 Ram Bilash Artery Disease-SVD S/P PTCA to RCA to nor aggravated by military service WP C 16377/2024 DM Type II Type II DM is a metabolic disorder of idiopathic origin with a strong genetic preponderance.

Onset occurs while serving in a peace area which does not qualify for Fd/CIOps/HAA hence NANA.

WP C 16646/2024 Gp Capt (Ts) IVR Rao( Retd) Onset of disease while serving in the Peace area. Hence NANA by Military Service ( Ref Para 43, Ch VI of GMO 2008) WP C 16792/2024 Ex HAV Ram Prakash Singh Primary Hypertension Onset in peace. Ref Para 43 Ch VI of GMO 2008 WP C 16863/2024 Sub Anil Kishore (Retd) Primary Hypertension DM Type II Metabolic disorder.

Onset was in peace station & individuals continued to serve in the peace area after the onset till retirement. Hence NANA WP C 17155/2024 MWO Hridya Nand Prasad K Ex SGT Md Amanullah Primary Hypertension Onset of disability while posted in the peace area. No close time association with stress/ strain of field/ HAA/Cl Ops WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 26 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB of service. NANA (Ref Para 43 of Ch VI of GMO 2008) WP C 17290/2024 Onset of the disability while the officer was serving in a peace area There is a family history of PH and diabetes. The ibid disability PH, be considered NANA, as per Para 43 of Chapter VI GMO 2008.

WP C 17599/2024 Gp Capt Pankaj Pant Retd.

Primary Hypertension Onset of DM Type II occurs while serving in field/ClOps/HAA.

Indl. continued to serve in peace till retirement. NANA Primary hypertension has no direct cause but is linked to risk factors like age, smoking, obesity, stress, and inactivity. Didn't occur while serving in Field/ClOps/HAA.

Hence NANA.

WP C 17633/2024 WO Karambeer Singh retd.

i.DM Type II ii. Primary Hypertension JWO Uday Sankar Hari retd.

Primary Hypertension Onset of disability occurs while serving in Fd/CI Ops/HA.Al afloat service. It is held as NANA due to onset in the peace area. Hence WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 27 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB disability is conceded as NANA by service in terms of Para 43 Ch VI GMO 2008.

W.P.(C) 17836/2024 A lifestyle / Idiopathic disease.

Serving in a peace area, there is no close time association with stress & strain of Field/HAA/CI Ops of service. Neither attributable nor aggravated by Military service W.P.(C) 17880/2024 SGT Hridesh Kumar Gupta Diabetes Mellitus There is no delay in diagnosis, Disability is lifestyle disorder, not due to stress and strain of service.

There is no close time association with HAA/Fd/ Cl Ops Area . It is held as NANA due to onset in peace.

W.P.(C) 116/2025 EX SGT Niraj Kumar Primary Hypertension EX JWO Vinod Kumar Gupta Primary Hypertension lifestyle/Metabolic disorder. There is no close time association with stress & strain of Field/HAA/CI Ops of service.

Neither attributable to nor aggravated by WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 28 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB military service W.P.(C) 649/2025 Life style disorder, Onset of the disability at peace station , no close time association with stress and strain, Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service W.P.(C) 728/2025 SGT M V Kishore Kumar Reddy Primary Hypertension It is a metabolic disorder. There is no close time association with stress and strain of service in field/ CI Ops are/ High altitude prior to onset. Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service W.P.(C) 730/2025 EX SGT Verendra Pandey Diabetes mellitus Type - II The officer has not served in Fd/HAA/CIOPS.

Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service W.P.(C) 864/2025 CMDE Suprobho K DE Primary Hypertension EX MWO Chandroop Sharma Primary Hypertension Constitutional Disorder W.P.(C) 883/2025 SGT Ashok Kumar Kaushik Diabetes mellitus Type II Disability was detected in Peace area. There is no close time association with stress and strain of service in field/ CI Ops.

Neither attributable WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 29 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB to nor aggravated by military service W.P.(C) 904/2025 No connection to service as the onset was while posted at peace.

W.P.(C) 925/2025 MC EA Rajeshwar Prasad Primary Hypertension Onset of disability while serving at peace area. Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service.

W.P.(C) 988/2025 SGT Mahesh Kumar Primary Hypertension Onset in Peace area refer para 33 of chapter VI of GMO W.P.(C) 1402/2025 EX Poel Satyabir Seizure Disorder ICD G40 Onset in Peace area.

There is no close time association with stress and strain of service in field/ CI Ops.

Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service W.P.(C) 2077/2025 EX SGT Kumar Manoj Lal Primary Hypertension Onset of disability is in peace area, There is no close time association with F/HAA/CIOPs, not connected with military service W.P.(C) 2416/2025 MWO (HFO ) Pancham Ram Primary Hypertension Disability was detected when he was investigated during AME.

Neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service 2526/2025 MWO Maheswar Prasad Anil Kumar Primary Hypertension Rhegmatogen ous Retinal Detachment Onset in peace area, NANA as, no trauma in service.

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 30 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB Singh Rt eye (Opt) with Pseudophakia (rt) eye and barrage laser No close time association.

2719/2025 WC CDR Srinivasan Rajendran No close time association with stress and strain of service, hence NANA 2765/2025 Sub Thomas K Mathew Diabetes Mellitus Primary Hypertension Onset in peace area, hence NANA 2781/2025 Ex Hav Om Prakash Onset in peace area,no service related etiological factors,hence NANA 2830/2025 Sitaram Sharma Primary Hypertension Onset of disability in peace area, no close time association with stress or strain,hence NANA 2860/2025 Ex Sgt Prabhat Mani Diabetes Mellitus No close time association with stress and strain of service, hence NANA 2942/2025 Sgt Surendra Pal Primary Hypertension No close time association with stress and strain of service, hence NANA 2989/2025 Sgt Deepak Primary hypertension Primary hypertension Onset in a peace area, no close time association nor any evidence of stress or strain, hence NANA 3004/2025 Ex NK Kuldeep Singh Primary Hypertension Onset in peace, no close time association with service in HAA/CI ops, hence NANA WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 31 of 35

Item No WP(C) No.

Name of Respondent Disability Years of service Reasoning given by the RMB No service related causative factor, hence not attributable to service.

3043/2025 PO COM(TAC) Prakash Gupta Primary Hypertension NANA due to onset in peace area.

3070/2025 Ex Sgt Parveen Kumar No Close time association with service stress & stain due to posting to field area/CI Ops/HAA, hence NANA, para 26,GMO 2008 3091/2025 Ex PO(GS) Abhishek Anand Diabetes Mellitus type II Onset at peace station, hence NANA vide para 43, GMO 2008 3100/2025 GP Capt Rajendra Singh Primary Hypertension Disease contracted while serving at CASB which does not qualify for field area, HAA, CI-Ops areas or prolonged afloat service, hence disability are NANA vide para 43 and 26,GMO 2008 3134/2025 Ex Hav Gurbaj Singh Primary Hypertension & Diabetes Mellitus Type II Primary Hypertension NANA 3179/2025 Ex Sgt Puran Chandra Bhatt Disease is constitutional in nature not connected with service 9.

These appeals stand covered, in identical circumstances, by Primary Hypertension several decisions rendered by this Court, in which disability pension WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 32 of 35

was denied on identical grounds. Some of the representative decisions may be cited thus:

(i) Primary Hypertension (a) UOI v Rajveender Singh Mallhi5 (b) UOI v Ravish Babu6 (c) UOI v SGT Harvinder Singh Negi7 (d) UOI v Koutharapu Srinivasa8 (e) UOI v Jyoti Kumar Singh9 (f) UOI v Lt Col V Raveendran Kutty10 (ii) Diabetes Mellitus Type II (a) UOI v Vijay Kumar11 (b) UOI v Ashok Kumar Pandey12 (c) UOI v Sayan Panja13 (d) UOI v Rajesh Kumar14 (e) UOI v GP Capt. Santosh Kumar15 (f) UOI v EX SGT Kunal Palit16 5 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3956 6 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3957 7 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4806 8 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4292 9 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4222 10 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3004 11 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3969 12 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2908 13 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2910 14 WP C 9470/2025 dt. 10 July 2025 15 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3218 16 WP C 10025/2025 dated 16 July 2025 WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 33 of 35

(iii) Seizure Disorder (a) UOI v Ex LEM(R) Rajeev Ranjan17 (b) UOI v Ex POA (AH) Amit Kumar Yadav18 (c) UOI v Shakti Singh19 (d) UOI v EX PO LOG (MAT) Sneh Kumar20 (e) UOI V EX SGT Upendra Kumar Bharti21 (f) UOI v EX HA-III Shakti Singh22 (iv) Coronary Artery Disease (a) UOI v EX JWO Dharmendra Prasad23 (b) UOI v MWO Jahangeer Alam24 (c) UOI v EX JWO Vinay Rathee25 (d) UOI V EX JWO SK Srivastava26 (v) Primary Hypertension with Retinopathy UOI v EX WO Hira Lal Prasad27 (vi) Stroke/Ischemic Infarction 17 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3000 18 W.P.(C) 8234/2025 dated 7 July 2025 19 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4804 20 WP C 9470/2025 dated 10 July 2025 21 WP C 9717/2025 dated 14 July 2025 22 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4804 23 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2549 24 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2434 25 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3583 26 WP C 9690/2025 dated 11 July 2025 27 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2689 WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 34 of 35

UOI v Bijender Singh28 (vii) Diabetes Mellitus Type II and Primary Hypertension (a) UOI v Mani Lal Prasad29 (b) UOI v HFO MWO Raj Bhanu Singh30 (c) UOI v CDR Sudesh Kumar Sharma31 (d) UOI v GP Capt Girish Kumar Johri (Retd)32 10.

The reasons for our disinclination to interfere with the decision of the Tribunal are forthcoming in the individual judgements passed by us, and we do not deem it necessary to burden this order by a reiteration thereof. Suffice it to state that learned Counsel for the UOI, in these petitions, too, was unable to urge that these cases are not covered by our earlier decisions.

11.

Following the aforesaid, all these writ petitions are dismissed. The petitioners are directed to implement the orders passed by the Tribunal within a period of eight weeks from today. C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

AJAY DIGPAUL, J.

JULY 17, 2025/yg.

28 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4225 29 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3958 30 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3223 31 WP C 6452/2025 dated 8 July 2025 32 WP C 10009/2025 dated 16 July 2025 WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 35 of 35