UNION OF INDIA vs EX NAIK SURESH KUMAR AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 210 CWP-16901-2024 (O&M) Decided on :15.05.2026 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ...Petitioners Versus EX NAIK SURESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA PRESENT: Mr. Harmanjot Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioners. (appeared through virtual mode) **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, challenge is to the impugned order dated 24.08.2022 (Annexure P-1) passed by the respondent No.2-Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), by which, the respondent has been held entitled for the grant of service pension after condoning the shortfall of service equivalent to 383 days. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the issue raised in the present petition with regard to the grant of benefit of condonation of service so as to consider the service of the officer concerned to the minimum of 15 years, which is the qualifying service required for the grant of service pension, disability pension including the family pension as the case may be, has already been decided by the Hon’bl