UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs 671657-EX MWO TRIBHUWAN SINGH

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$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 23.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 967/2026 CM APPL. 4672/2026 CM APPL. 4673/2026 CM APPL. 4674/2026 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vijay Joshi, Advocate, CGSC and Mr. Shubham Chaturvedi, Advocate versus 671657-EX MWO TRIBHUWAN SINGH .....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 petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India lays the challenge to the order dated 23.08.2023 (‘impugned order’) passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (‘Tribunal’, for short) in Original Application (‘O.A.’) 1252/2020 titled Ex. MWO Tri Bhuwan Singh 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 (Old) at 20% for life and Primary Hypertension (old) at 30% for life, compositely assessed at 44% for life, rounded off to 50% for life from the date of discharge i.e., 31.07.2019. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 967/2026 Page 1 of 8 By:MOHIT Signing Date:10.02.2026 18:01:31 2. The facts in the present case are that the respondent was enrolled into the Indian Air Force on 27.06.1980 and was discharged from the services on 31.07.2019. The Release Medical Board (‘RMB’, for short) proceedings were held on 16.10.2018, wherein the Medical Board assessed respondent’s disability of (i) Diabetes Mellitus Type II (Old) at 20% for life, (ii) Primary Hypertension (old) at 30% for life and (iii) RBBB (Old) at 15-19% for life, compositely assessed at 60% for life. The Medical Board opined that since the onset of the diseases was at the time, when the respondent was serving at a p