UNION OF INDIA & ANR. vs CAPT J K VERMA RETD

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 29.01.2026 Judgment delivered on: 20.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: As per Digital Signature~ + W.P.(C) 1246/2026 UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Petitioners versus CAPT J K VERMA RETD .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Petitioner : Mr. Shoumendu Mukherji, Senior Panel Counsel, UOI with Mr. Aniruddha Ghosh, Ms. Surabhi Tuli, Advs., Major Anish Muralidhar (Army) For the Respondent : Mr. VS Kadian and Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. CM APPL. 6193/2026 1. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. The documents annexed as Annexure P3 to P9 are taken on record. 2. The application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 1246/2026, CM APPL. 6192/2026 3. This petition has been filed with the following prayers:- Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP SHARMA WP(C) No.1246/2026 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:22.04.2026 11:02:44 “(i) Admit and allow the present writ petition and set aside the Impugned Orders dated 13.07.2023 and 14.11.2024 passed by the Hon’ble Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, In O.A No. 1692/2019 titled as ‘Capt. JK Verma (Retd) Vs. Union Of India & Ors.’ to the extent of disability pension that was sanctioned upto 22.02.1998 and/or.” 4. The petitioners herein, have filed the present writ petition assailing the orders dated 13.07.2023 and 14.11.2024 (impugned orders), in O.A. No.1692/2019 and R.A. No. 63/2023 respectively, titled ‘Capt J K Verma (Retd) v. Union of India and Ors.’ passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal (“Tribunal/AFT”), whereby the Tribunal has assessed the disability of the petitioner @20% and broad banded the same to 50% for life and g