UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs CAPT AJAY KUMAR NARANG

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$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 10.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 1891/2026 & CM APPL. 9182/2026 CM APPL. 9183/2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Pratima N Lakra, CGSC, Mr. Chandan Prajapati, Mr. Mukul Kumar, Mr. Lakshay, Advs. versus CAPT AJAY KUMAR NARANG .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL) 1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India against the order dated 31.07.2023 [‘impugned order’] passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi [‘Tribunal’] in Original Application [‘O.A.’] No. 1738/2019 titled as 025697-TCAPT Ajay Kumar Narang (Retd) v. Union of India & Ors., wherein the Respondent has been granted the benefit of the disability element of pension for Primary Hypertension assessed at 30%, rounded off to 50% for life, from the date of his discharge from the service and also calling for the records of the final order. 2. The facts giving rise to the present petition are that the Respondent was discharged from the service on 31.12.2018 on attaining the age of superannuation. The Release Medical Board [‘RMB’] held on 06.11.2018 Signature Not Verified Signed By:MAHIMA W.P.(C) 1891/2026 Page 1 of 7 SHARMA Signing Date:16.02.2026 15:33 assessed the disability i.e., Primary Hypertension at 30% for life and opined that since the onset of the disease was at the time when the Respondent was serving at the peace station i.e., in October 2017 in New Delhi, the aforesaid disability is neither attributable to nor aggravated [‘NANA’] by the military service. 3. The Respondent’s claim of disability pension was rejected by the Petitioner vide letter dated 21.01.2