# UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS vs EX SGT JOGINDER AND ANOTHER

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-05-29
Citation: CWP 18392/2026
Petitioner: UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
Respondent: EX SGT JOGINDER AND ANOTHER

[Official PDF on Punjab and Haryana High Court website](https://livedb9010.phhc.gov.in/public/judgments/order-pdf?case_type=CWP&case_no=18392&case_year=2026&order_date=2026-05-29&order_type=FINAL)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 137 CWP-18392-2026 (O&M) Decided on :29.05.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS . .Petitioners Versus EX SGT JOGINDER AND ANOTHER . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA PRESENT: Mr. Rohit Verma, Advocate, Senior Panel Counsel for the petitioners. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, challenge is to the impugned order dated 23.10.2025 (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 pension alongwith benefit of rounding off of the disability pension from 20 % to 50% for life. 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 ‘Diabetes Mellitus Type-II, E-14’ has been found to be existing in respondent No.1, but, the said disability has been assessed by the Medical Board @ 20% for life and the same was assessed to be ‘neither attributable to Military Service nor aggravated by the Military service’ and 

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