UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. vs EX SUB (RT) SURJEET SINGH

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 16298/2024, CM APPL. 68716/2024 & CM APPL. 68717/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. N.K. Aggarwal, SPC with Ms. Sanjana Antil Adv. and Major Anish Muralidhar versus EX SUB (RT) SURJEET SINGH .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 28.10.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This petition assails order dated 15 April 2024 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal1 in OA 1113/2018 whereby the respondent’s application for grant of disability pension on the ground that he suffers from IHD (Anterior Myocardial Infarction) and NIDDM, compositely assessed @ 40% for life, rounded off to 50% disability has been allowed by the AFT. 2. Mr. N.K. Aggarwal, learned SPC for the Union of India restricts the challenge in this petition to the benefit of broad-banding granted to the respondent. 1 “the AFT”, hereinafter 3. The issue is covered by a recent decision rendered by us in UOI v Ex Sub Gawas Anil Madso2. 4. Nonetheless, we have heard Mr. N.K. Aggarwal, learned SPC for the petitioners, and have perused the record. 5. The respondent was released in Low Medi