UNION OF INDIA vs DHIR SINGH CHINNA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision granting disability pension to the respondent under Regulation 53 of the Pension Regulations and Rule 4 of the Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensioners Awards, 1982. The Court found that the respondent, a retired Lieutenant Colonel, suffered from disabilities not attributable to military service but was entitled to a disability pension due to being in a lower medical category at the time of retirement. The Court affirmed the lower court's ruling that the respondent's claim for disability pension was valid and should be granted accordingly.