COLONEL SUJATA SIROHI vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ,

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$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17124/2024 COLONEL SUJATA SIROHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. K R Verma and Mr. P K Narula, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Pratima N Lakra, CGSC with Mr. Shailendra Kumar Mishra, Mr. Chandan, Ms. Kanchan Shakya, Mr. Priyam Sharma, Advs. with Major Anish Muralidhar and Caption Carolin Johnson (Army). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 08.09.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps1 on 27 December 1982. At the time of commissioning in the AMC, it is not in dispute that the petitioner was not recorded as suffering from any disability or ailment. 2. After serving the Armed Forces close for 34 years, the petitioner retired on 30 September 2016 in Low Medical Category2 A3P2. At that time, she was found to suffer from fracture acromion with 15 to 19% disability ailment for life and Minimal Cognitive 1 “AMC” hereinafter 2 “LMC” hereinafter W.P.(C) 17124/2024 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 13 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:11.09.2025 17:58:32 Impairment3 (Amnestic Type) with 20% disability for life. 3. During her service and a little over two months prior to her retirement, the petitioner had suffered a fall. She was admitted to hospital, where she was found to be suffering from forgetfulness. The forgetfulness was aggravated owing to the fall. 4. The petitioner was assessed by a medical board, which assessed that she was suffering from Chronic Degenerative Disease4 of the central nervous system. Even as per the Review Medical Board5 report, the CDD from which the petitioner was suffering was a sequel to the amnestic episodes from which she had been suffering from a