UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS vs BHARAM KAUR AND ANOTHER

CWP-7916-2025 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 243 CWP-7916-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision :13.05.2026 Union of India and others ...Petitioner Versus Bharam Kaur and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Ms. Geeta Singhwal, Sr. Panel counsel for petitioner-UOI. Mr. Akash Kundan, Advocate and Mr. Arshit Goel, Advocate for respondent No.1. *** Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 03.03.2020 (Annexure P/1) passed by the respondent No.2-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal) by which, the benefit of special family pension has been granted in favour of respondent No.1 in respect of the services rendered by her late husband namely, Nand Karan. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that though, it is a conceded fact that the husband of respondent No.1 was suffering from throat cancer, which disease led to his death, but what needs consideration of this Court is that whether or not, such disease can be attributed to or aggravated by military service keep