PRAMOD KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 10959/2025 & CM APPL. 76271/2025 PRAMOD KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Mr. Satyaarth Sinha, Ms. Shradha Mewati, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Viplav Acharya, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Khyaati Bansal, Advs. and Officer Abhishek Kumar Singh CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 04.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J 1. We are extremely disturbed at the fact that despite the Review Medical Board1 which was constituted by the respondents to examine the case of the petitioner, with respect to attributability and aggravation of his medical conditions vis a vis the military service that he was undergoing, having specifically opined in the petitioner’s favour, the petitioner has unnecessarily been dragged into this litigation, wasting the petitioner’s time as well as the time of this Court. 2. We repeatedly queried of learned Counsel for the respondents 1 “RMB” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:PREETI W.P.(C) 10959/2025 Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:08.12.2025 18:50:49 whether in view of the findings of the RMB, the respondents were contesting this case. Mr. Viplav Acharya has sought instructions from the briefing Officer present in the Court, who has instructed him to contest this matter. 3. While we cannot fault learned Counsel for the respondents, as he acts on instructions, we express our displeasure at the fact that, in a case such as this, the petitioner is having to contest the matter before the Court. 4. The claim of the petitioner relates to disability pension on the ground of Bipolar Disorder and Varicose Veins. 5. We may note that the petitioner had initially been diagnosed as suffering from Bi