Celebrating Republic Day Due To Armed Forces Patrolling Border, Centre Must Be 'Alive' To Their Situation: P&H HC On Failure To Issue Disability Pension
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Celebrating Republic Day Due To Armed Forces Patrolling Border, Centre Must Be 'Alive' To Their Situation: P&H HC On Failure To Issue Disability Pension

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has taken a stern stand on the failure of the Union Government to grant disability pension to a retired Armed Forces Officer following the Supreme Court's directions.In an order passed on January 23, a bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, "In another three days, we are going to celebrate the 76th Republic Day, and. The Punjab & Haryana High Court has taken a stern stand on the failure of the Union Government to grant disability pension to a retired Armed Forces Officer following the Supreme Court's directions. In an order passed on January 23, a bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, "In another three days, we are going to celebrate the 76th Republic Day, and the entire celebrations of Independence and Republic Day are basically on account of our Army Forces performing strenuous duties at the borders and even challenging the counter-terrorism. These observations were made while hearing the plea of the Union Government challenging the decision of AFT to grant the rounding off disability pension to 50% in terms of judgment rendered by the Supreme Court in Union of India and others vs. Ram Avtar, on the ground that the army person had approached the AFT after a delay.

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