WRIT - A No. 7362 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 7362 of 2026 Dilmani .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prabhav Srivastava, Supriya Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Gopal Verma Court No. - 2 HON'BLE ATUL SREEDHARAN, J. HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. 1. Heard Sri Prabhav Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gopal Verma, learned counsel for the Union of India. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner who is aggrieved by the order dated 16.01.2025 by which her O.A. filed before the learned Armed Forces Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as 'AFT'), was dismissed for grant of ex gratia payment on account of death of her husband while on active service. 3. The brief facts of the case are that the husband of the petitioner was initially enrolled in the Indian Army on 18.11.1962 and was discharged from service w.e.f. 18.12.1981 at his own request after rendering 19 years, 1 month and 13 days of service for which he was granted service pension. Subsequently, he was re-enrolled in the Defence Security Corps (hereinafter referred to as 'DSC') on 02.07.1982 and did not opt to count