KALU RAM vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4350/2025 KALU RAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Mr. Satyaarth Sinha, Ms. Shradha Mewati, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kush Garg, Adv. for Mr. Vedansh Anand, SPC for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 06.11.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This is an unfortunate case in which, despite the medical board which examined the petitioner specifically certifying that he was suffering from “severe depressive disorder, which was aggravated by stress or strain of his service, with psychotic symptoms”, the petitioner has not been granted disability pension, as is his entitlement under the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension Rules) 20231. 2. Rule 4 of the CCS(EOP) Rules, which is relevant for our purposes, reads thus: “4. Condition for grant of disability pension or family pension- 1 “the CCS (EOP) Rules”” hereinafter W.P.(C) 4350/2025 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 5 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:07.11.2025 18:22:41 (l) A disability pension or family pension shall be granted under these rules, if there is a causal connection between (a) disablement of a Government servant and Government service; or (b) death of a Government servant and Government service. (2) The disablement shall be reckoned as due to the Government service, if it is certified that the same is due to a wound, injury or disease, which,- (a) is attributable to Government service; or (b) existed before or arose during the Government service and has aggravated thereby.” 3. Thus, disability pension is payable under the CCS (EOP) Rules not merely in cases where the disability or ailment is attributable to government ser