UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs EX JWO DHARMENDRA PRASAD

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 3769/2025 & CM APPL. 17525/2025, CM APPL. 17526/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Kameshwar Nath Mishra, Sr. Panel Counsel with Mr. Shubhashish Roy, Mr. Vidya Mishra, Advocates with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh, Sgt. Mritunjay and Sgt. Pankaj Sharma Versus EX JWO DHARMENDRA PRASAD .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 04.04.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The Union of India challenges, by means of the present writ petition, order dated 18 March 2024, passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, New Delhi1 in OA 608/2019. By the impugned order, the Tribunal has allowed the respondent’s claim of disability pension. 2. The respondent was enrolled in the Indian Air Force2 on 15 July 1 “AFT” hereinafter 2 “IAF” hereinafter WP(C) 3769/2025 1996. He served the Air Force for over twenty years, and was discharged from the Air Force in low medical category as suffering from CAD (TVD)3, consequent to the recommendation of a Release Medical Board4, which convened on 10 June 2016. 3. The respondent applied for release of disability pension to him. His applicatio