EX. GNR LAXMANRAM POONIA (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's decision denying disability pension to the appellant under Rule 13(3)(iii) of the Army Rules, 1954, stating that the appellant's condition of acute schizophrenia was not attributable to or aggravated by military service. The Court emphasized that the assessment by the Invaliding Medical Board, which rated the disability at 60% but deemed it constitutional, was valid. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the Tribunal's order dated 21.03.2014 and the rejection of the pension claim dated 02.07.2010.