UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs NO 1472721K EX RECT LAKHVINDER SINGH AND ANR

CWP-17375-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (115) CWP-17375-2026 Date of Decision : May 27, 2026 Union of India and others .. Petitioners Versus Ex. Rect. Lakhvinder Singh and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Ms. Neha Jain, Senior Panel Counsel, for the petitioners. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) 1. In the present writ petition, the challenge is to the order dated 09.10.2025 (Annexure P-5) passed by respondent No. 2-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) by which, the respondent No. 1 has been granted the benefit of invalid pension in accordance with Policy dated 16.07.2020 for the disability of ‘Generalised Epilepsy’ on the ground that the same is perverse. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners-UOI submits that though, the disability of ‘Generalised Epilepsy’ suffered by the respondent No.1 was assessed at 15% to 19% for two years but, the said disability was assessed as neither attributable to nor aggravated by the Military service. Despite this fact, the benefit of invalid pension has been granted by the Tribunal