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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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…
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Supreme Court: Termination of Service on the Pretext of Marriage Is Illegal — ₹60 Lakh Awarded to MNS Officer
Union of India & Ors. v. Ex. Lt. Selina John, Civil Appeal No. 1990 of 2019, Supreme Court of India, decided 14 February 2024. Marriage-based termination of a woman officer held illegal; ₹60 lakh compensation awarded.
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Delhi High Court: Family Pension Follows the Legal Marriage | Second Wife’s Claim Rejected
Vidya Devi v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) 2333/2026, Delhi High Court (Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora),…
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Supreme Court to Government: Stop Dragging Disabled Veterans to Court
Supreme Court of India, order of 30 January 2025, in a Union of India appeal against an Armed Forces Tribunal award of…