UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs EX MWO UMESH CHANDRA MISHRA 649297

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 19776/2025, CM APPL. 82603/2025 and CM APPL. 82604/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, CGSPC with Mr. Manish Kumar Singh and Mr. Mritunjay, DAV Legal Cell Air Force, versus EX MWO UMESH CHANDRA MISHRA 649297 .....Respondent Through: Mr. Baljeet Singh, Ms. Deepika Sheoran and Mr. Abhishek Gahlyan, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 24.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition assails an order dated 28 August 2023 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal1 in OA 971/2019 whereby the respondent’s prayer for disability pension has been allowed. 2. Disability pension was sought on the ground that the respondent suffered from Primary Hypertension which was found to be 30% for life rounded off to 50%. The onset of the Primary Hypertension was 41 years after the respondent joined the service. No Primary 3. The reasoning given by the Release Medical Board for holding that the respondent’s Primary Hypertension was not attributable to or aggravated by service read thus: “Primary Hypertension (OLD) I-10, Z-09.0 - (a) The disability is a lifesty