Pro Rata Pension for Armed Forces Personnel: Legal Rights, Eligibility & Key Judgments
Pro rata pension is a critical welfare provision for Armed Forces personnel who are discharged, released, invalided out, or absorbed into another…
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Kerala High Court: Burden of Proving a Disability Is NOT Service-Related Lies on the Department
Balamurali Krishna v. Union of India, 2026 SCC OnLine Ker 5229, Kerala High Court (Division Bench of Justices K. Natarajan and Johnson…
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Supreme Court: AFT Can Substitute a Court Martial Finding and Re-Sentence — Dismissal Reduced to Retirement with Pension
Background S.K. Jain v. Union of India, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2201, Supreme Court of India (Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Alok Aradhe),…
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Supreme Court: Disability Pension Arrears Cannot Be Capped at 3 Years
Union of India v. SGT Girish Kumar & Ors., Civil Appeal Nos. 6820–6824 of 2018, Supreme Court of India (Justices P.S. Narasimha…
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AFT Lucknow: Premature Retirees (PMR) Entitled to OROP Benefits
Ex L/Nk Shyam Kishor Kumar v. Union of India, OA No. 282/2025, Armed Forces Tribunal, Lucknow Bench, decided 22 May 2026. Background…
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Maternity Leave for Women Employees in India: Your Rights Under the Maternity Benefit Act, 2017
26 weeks of paid maternity leave, crèche and nursing rights, job protection, and the 180-day rule for government and defence employees — a complete guide to maternity leave rights in India.
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Restoring Credibility to the Armed Forces Tribunal: Why AFT Reforms Cannot Wait
CJI Surya Kant has called restoring tribunal credibility the judiciary’s greatest challenge. Wg Cdr Ajit Kakkar (Retd.) examines why the Armed Forces Tribunal needs immediate attention — judicial vacancies, unimplemented orders, delayed pleadings, staff shortages — and sets out an eight-point reform agenda.
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Delhi High Court: Disability Pension Cannot Be Rejected on Assumptions
Dropadi Tripathi v. Union of India & Ors., 2025:DHC:8709-DB, Delhi High Court (Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla), decided 30…
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Punjab & Haryana HC: Compassionate Discharge Does Not Bar Disability Pension
Union of India v. Jarnail Singh, 2024 SCC OnLine P&H 14114, Punjab and Haryana High Court (Division Bench of Justices Sureshwar Thakur…
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Old Pension Scheme for CAPF Personnel: Where the Legal Battle Stands
A status explainer on the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) litigation for Central Armed Police Forces BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB and Assam…
