UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs EX LCOM (TAC) ANIL KUMAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 3038/2025, CM APPL. 14440/2025 & CM APPL. 14441/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Radhika B. Dubey, CGSC with Ms. G. Kaur Waraich and Mr. Kritarth Updadhyay, Advs. versus EX LCOM (TAC) ANIL KUMAR .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 01.04.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The respondent joined the Indian Naval Service1 on 22 July 2004 as a Sailor. 10 years after he had joined service, he was diagnosed, in February 2014, as suffering from Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy2. He was, therefore, placed in Low Medical Category S3A2(P). He was discharged from INS on 31 July 2019, after serving the INS for over 15 years. 2. The Release Medical Board3, which assessed the respondent on 6 May 2019, found him to be suffering from 20% disability for life, 1 “INS” hereinafter 2 “Epilepsy” hereinafter 3 “RMB” hereinafter 33. Epilepsy. This is a disease which may develop at any age without obvious discoverable cause. The persons who develop epilepsy while serving in forces are commonly adolescents with or without ascertainable family history of disease.