UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS vs SMT DHANI DEVI AND ANOTHER

CWP-14926-2024 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 207 CWP-14926-2024 Date of Decision :01.05.2026 Union of India and others ...Petitioners Versus Dhani Devi 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 the petitioners-UOI. Mr. Randeep Punia, Advocate for Mr. Praveen, Advocate for respondent No.1. *** Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 31.08.2022 (Annexure P/1) passed by respondent No.2- Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) whereby, the original application preferred by respondent No.1 for release of family pension for second service pension for DSC Service rendered by her husband Subha Chand by condoning the shortfall of 1 year and 96 days in completing 15 years of service has been allowed in term of the judgment of Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench in OA No.12 of 2012 titled as Ex. Sub Mahipal Singh vs. Union of India and others. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners-UOI submits that the issue raised in the p