Can a Major General or Air Vice Marshal Draw Less Pension Than a Junior? AFT Pay Parity Cases Explained
Can promotion in the Armed Forces actually leave an officer financially worse off? By Wg Cdr Ajit Kakkar (Retd), Advocate, Military &…
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Supreme Court on Disability Pension for Soldiers: Major 2026 Judgment Clarifies NANA, Medical Boards, Dharamvir Singh and the 15-Year Rule
Case: Union of India & Ors. v. Col. NC Isaac (Retd.) & Connected Matters Citation: 2026 INSC 993 Court: Supreme Court of…
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High Courts Cannot Be Used to Bypass the 90-Day AFT Appeal Limitation: Kerala High Court Clarifies the Law
Can the Government challenge an Armed Forces Tribunal order under Article 226 after allowing the statutory appeal period to expire? The Kerala…
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Weekly update on Military & Service Law
This week’s strongest developments are concentrated in disability pension, AFT/High Court interface, compulsory retirement, CAPF disciplinary law, pension qualifying service, and implementation…
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Pre-Trial Detention in Court Martial: Should Time Spent in Custody Be Set Off Against Imprisonment?
When an accused person spends several weeks or months in custody before conviction, should that period be ignored when the final sentence…
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Disability Pension and Impairment Relief for Armed Forces in 2026: Are Lifestyle Diseases Losing Protection?
Military Disability Pension 2026: Can Hypertension, Diabetes and Lifestyle Diseases Still Qualify? New medical rules have made attributability harder for hypertension, diabetes…
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AFT Protects Battle Casualty Rights: Daughter of Ex-Serviceman Allowed Reservation Benefits
Daughter of Ex-Serviceman Allowed Reservation Benefit for Admission in professional studies Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi | Ex Sub Gaikwad…
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Supreme Court Asks Why BCCI Should Remain Outside the National Sports Governance Act, 2025: A Turning Point for Sports Governance in India
Supreme Court Questions BCCI Exclusion from National Sports Governance Act, 2025-What It Means for Indian Sports. The Supreme Court has asked BCCI…
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Can Your Employer Recover Excess Salary Paid by Mistake? What the Supreme Court Said in Rafiq Masih
Case: State of Punjab & Others v. Rafiq Masih (White Washer), Civil Appeal No. 11527 of 2014 Bench: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar…
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AFT Protects Against the Stigma of Dismissal: Administrative Dismissal of Air Force Corporal Converted Into Discharge
Cpl Praveen (971442-A) v. Union of India & Ors. OA No. 3065/2024 | Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi | 27 April…
