UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY vs NAIK NAHAR SINGH

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 108 CWP-16200-2026 (O&M) Decided on :22.05.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ...Petitioners Versus NAIK NAHAR SINGH AND ANOTHER . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA PRESENT: Mr. Ashish Chaudhary, Advocate, Senior Panel Counsel for the petitioners-UOI. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned orders dated 29.03.2022 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.2 – Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal), by which, instead of the benefit of disability pension, the benefit of War Injury pension by rounding off the disability element @ 75% as against 50% w.e.f. 01.12.2006 has been granted in favour of respondent No.1. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that though the respondent No. 1 was posted with I PARA Regiment in Operation PAWAN (Sri Lanka), which is to be considered as operational duty but the disability suffered by respondent No. 1 i.e. PERFORATING INJURY (LT) EYE ICD NO N-871, E-917’ @50 % is due to the bushes of the tree, which hit on his RIYA 20