Union Of India vs Saroj Devi

The Supreme Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's decision to grant Liberalised Family Pension (LFP) to the widow of a deceased soldier, who died from cardiopulmonary arrest while on duty. The Court clarified that the classification of the deceased's death as a 'physical casualty' attributable to military service entitled the respondent to LFP under the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Defence's order dated 31st January 2001. The Court rejected the appellants' argument that the deceased's case did not fall under the applicable categories for LFP, affirming the Tribunal's judgment.