UNION OF INDIA SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI & ORS. vs EX SGT CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 5022/2025, CM APPL. 23084/2025 & CM APPL. 23085/2025 UNION OF INDIA SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Padmesh Mishra and Mr. Aditya, Advs. Mr. Ajay Jain, Sr. Panel Counsel, Mr. Krishna Sharma, Ms. Vijay Lakshmi, Mr. Manoj Gautam, Mr. Kunaal Sharma, Mr. Akul Singh Chalia, Mr. R.C. Bansal, Mr. M.N. Mishra and Mr. Harshit Batra, Advs. for UOI. versus EX SGT CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Nikunj Arora and Mr. V.S. Kadian, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 22.04.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This petition assails order dated 22 April 2024 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal1 in OA 512/2019 whereby the respondent’s application for grant of disability pension on the ground that he suffers from Diabetes Mellitus Type-II2 has been allowed by the AFT relying 1 “the AFT”, hereinafter 2 “DM-II”, hereinafter W.P.(C) 5022/2025 2. The issue is covered by a recent decision rendered by us in UOI v Ex Sub Gawas Anil Madso4. 3. Nonetheless, we have heard Mr. Aditya, learned Counsel for the petition