UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs RAVINDER SINGH AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 116 CWP-17744-2026 (O&M) Decided on :29.05.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS . .Petitioners Versus RAVINDER SINGH AND ANR . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA PRESENT: Ms. Neha Sharma, Advocate, Senior Panel Counsel for the petitioners. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, challenge is to the impugned order dated 08.08.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.2-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench Chandigarh (in short, ‘the Tribunal’) by which, respondent No.1 has been granted the benefit of disability element of disability pension alongwith benefit of rounding off of the disability pension from 30 % to 50% for life w.e.f 01.05.2022. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners places reliance upon the report of medical examination of the respondent No. 1 to contend that though the disability of ‘Primary Hypertension’ has been found to be existing in respondent No.1, but, the said disability has been assessed by the Medical Board @ 30% for life and the same was assessed to be ‘neither attributable to nor aggravated by the Military service