UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs RATTAN SINGH AND ANR

CWP-1812-2025 1 236 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-1812-2025 Date of decision : 19.05.2026 Union of India and others ...Petitioners Vs. Rattan Singh and another ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Jaskaran Singh, Advocate for Mr. Sushant Kareer, Advocate for the petitioners. None for the respondents. *** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J.(Oral) 1. On the last date of hearing, the following order was passed:- “Mr. Parveen, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.1 and filed his vakalatnama. He seeks some time to argue the matter. Adjourned to 19.05.2026." 2. The question raised in the present petition is that whether the disability which is assessed at less than 20% at the time of discharge from service upon completion of the tenure, can the benefit of disability pension be claimed by applying the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Sukhwinder Singh Versus Union of India and others, Civil Appeal-5605- 2010 decided on 25.06.2014 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per the law, VANITA 2026.06.03 16:12 I attest to the accuracy and authenti