UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs NO 20008892 A EX RECT RAHUL RANA AND ANR

CWP-13565-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 112 CWP-13565-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision : 18.05.2026 Union of India and others .. Petitioners Versus NO 20008892 A EX RECT RAHUL RANA AND ANOTHER .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Ms. Saigeeta Srivastava, Senior Panel Counsel for the petitioners-UOI. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) 1. In the present writ petition, the challenge is to the order dated 04.10.2024 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No. 2-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) by which, the benefit of invalid pension has been granted in favour of the respondent No.1 for his service rendered from 14.03.2018 to 06.08.2019. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners-UOI submits that though, the disability of “Schizophrenia” suffered by the respondent No.1 was assessed at 40% for life 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. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners-UOI further submit