UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs EX JWO NATHUNI SINGH

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$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 16977/2025, CM APPL. 69790/2025 & CM APPL. 69791/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Mr. M.R. Mishra and Mr. Mukesh Kr. Tiwari, Advs. for UOI with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay, Air Force (Legal Cell) Mr. Jagdish Solanki, CGSC and Mr. Ruchir Mishra, CGSC and Mr. Siddharth Bajaj, Adv. versus EX JWO NATHUNI SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Durgesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 10.11.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This petition assails order dated 22 May 2023 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal1 in OA 1815/2019 whereby the respondent’s application for grant of disability pension on the ground that he suffers from Primary Hypertension with 30%, rounded off to 50%, lifelong, has been allowed by the AFT. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 16977/2025 Page 1 of 8 KUMAR Signing Date:11.11.2025 19:07:44 2. The issue is covered by a recent decision rendered by us in UOI v Ex Sub Gawas Anil Madso2. 3. Nonetheless, we have heard Mr. Jagdish Chandra, learned CGSC for the petitioners, and have perused the record. 4. The respondent was released in Low Medical Category on his being found to be suffering from Primary Hypertension. From the record, including the proceedings of the Release Medical Board3, the following facts emerged: (i) The respondent had served in the Air Force for over 19 years and 9 months before he was diagnosed as suffering from Primary Hypertension. (ii) The respondent, in his self-declaration, specifically declared that he had not been suffering from Primary Hypertension prior to joining the Air Force. The declaration reads thus: 3. Did you su