# UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs SGT MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY (RETD.)

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-01-15
Citation: W.P.(C)-515/2026 2026:DHC:356-DB
Petitioner: UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Respondent: SGT MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY (RETD.)

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 15.01.2026 W.P.(C) 515/2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Arti Bansal, CGSC, Ms. Shruti Goel, Adv. versus SGT MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY (RETD.) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Mr. Amit Kumar and Mr. Navneet Krisha Mishra, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 2497/2026 1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 515/2026 CM APPL. 2496/2026 3. This petition lays a challenge to an order dated 01.10.2024 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (‘Tribunal’) in Original Application (‘OA’ for short) No.3363/2023 wherein the Tribunal has allowed the OA by stating in paragraphs 3 to 6, as under:- 3. The applicant was enrolled in the Indian Army on 19.06.1998 and discharged on 30.06.2018. The applicant submits that for the purpose of Primary Hypertension, the disability has been assessed @ 30% for life as is evident from the medical records. 4. Keeping in view the consistent stand taken by this Tribunal based on the law laid down 

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