NO. 242500 HFO KC DOGRA RETD vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 11.03.2026 W.P.(C) 16771/2025 NO. 242500 HFO KC DOGRA RETD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, Ms. Devangana Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Subhra Parashar, SPC, Mr. Virender Pratap Singh Charak, Mr. Gaurav Khosla, Advocates, Ms. Rupali Sinha, GP. Sgt, Mritunjay and Sgt, Padam Charan, for Union of India, DAV Legal Cell, Air force CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 against the order dated 24.02.2025 [‘Impugned Order’] passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [‘Tribunal’] in Original Application [‘O.A.’] No. 833/2019, whereby the Petitioner’s application seeking the grant of disability element of the pension was rejected. The Petitioner also impugns the order dated 04.09.2025 dismissing the review petition. 2. The Petitioner joined the Indian Air Force (‘IAF’) on 22.01.1969. During his service the Petitioner was diagnosed with ‘Primary Hypertension’ while posted i