WRIT - A No. 3493 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 3493 of 2026 Union Of India, Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Defence South Block New Delhi And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus No 692650 R Mwo (Hfo) Rajesh Kumar Yadav (Retd) .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anand Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Shri Anand Dwivedi, learned Standing Counsel for petitioners- Union of India. 2. We have extensively heard the counsel for the petitioners. 3. The present writ petition has been filed assailing the judgment and order and order dated 19.11.2025 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow (hereinafter referred to as "Tribunal") in Original Application No.297 of 2025, whereby the Original Application preferred by the respondent for grant of disability pension has been allowed. 4. The respondent was enrolled in the Indian Air Force on 04.04.1984 and was discharged on 31.08.2023 in the Low Medical Category on attaining the age of superannuation after rendering 39 years, 4 months, and 27 days of regular service. As per the procedure, he was subjected to the Release Medical Board (h