UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs EX PO ME MANOJ YADAV

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 23.01.2026 W.P.(C) 1002/2026 CM APPL. 4871/2026 CM APPL. 4872/2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Dr. Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan CGSC. versus EX PO ME MANOJ YADAV .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ved Prakash, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India lays the challenge to the order dated 13.12.2023 (‘impugned order’) passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (‘Tribunal’, for short) in Original Application (‘O.A.’) 1717/2019 titled Ex. PO ME Manoj Yadav v. Union of India and Others, wherein the respondent has been granted the benefit of the disability element of pension for Diabetes Mellitus Type II ICD E 11 at 20% for life, broad banded to 50% for life from the date of discharge i.e., 31.01.2019. 2. The facts in the present case are that the respondent was enrolled into the Indian Navy on 28.01.2004 and was discharged from the services on 31.01.2019. The Release Medical Board (‘RMB’, for short) proceedings 3. The respondent’s claim for di