Armed Forces Tribunal
Ex Nk Ladu Ram (Army) vs UOI & Others on 13 August 2026
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR
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OA 427/2017 with MA 623/2017
No 3182950 Ex Nk Ladu Ram, S/o Shri Ram Kumar, Resident of Village Akwa, Post Akwa, Tehsil Sikar, District Sikar, Rajasthan
…. Applicant
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UOI, through the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, New Delhi – 110 011
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The PCDA (P), Prayagraj, UP – 211014
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The OIC Records, The Jat Regiment Records, PIN 900 496, c/o 56
APO
…. Respondents
For Applicant
: Mr. Sunil Kumar, Proxy for
Mr. Tansukh Rai, Advocate
For Respondents
: Mr. Gajendra Sharma, Advocate
Capt Divya Singh Bhati, OIC Legal Cell,
HQ 61 Sub Area
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GOVERDHAN BARDHAR, MEMBER (J)
HON’BLE MR. SANJIV MITTAL, MEMBER (A)
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O R D E R
13.08.2026
1. Under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, the applicant has filed this OA praying for directing the Respondents to grant rounding off benefit of his disability element @ 50% wef 01/6/2005 for the purpose of computing disability element as per Para 7.2 read with Para 10.2 of Govt of India, Ministry of Defence, letter dated 31/1/2001 with 12% interest.
2. Vide Reply Statement, the Respondents have stated that the applicant was enrolled in the Army on 01/6/1988 and was discharged from service on completion of his terms of engagement wef 31/5/2005 in low medical category under Rule 13 (3) item III (i) of Army Rules 1954 and was granted service pension for life.
The duly constituted RMB assessed the said disability of the applicant, “Acid Peptic Disease“@20% for life and considered it as aggravated by military service. Accordingly, he was granted disability element @20% for life wef 01/6/2005 for life. They have further submitted that since the applicant was discharged from service on completion of his terms of engagement, he is eligible for grant of rounding off of his disability element.
3. We have heard the counsels for the parties and perused the material on record.
4. As regards grant of benefit of rounding off of disability element to the applicant, it is no longer res integra with the Judgment dated 12/2/2026 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India through its Secretary &Ors Vs Sgt Girish Kumar &Orsetc, in Civil Appeal Nos 6820-6824 of 2018 alongwith other Civil Appeals. Counsel for the Respondents has not raised any objection in disposing off the OA in terms of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court.
5. In view of the foregoing, we deem it appropriate to remit the case back to the Respondents to consider the prayer of the applicant herein in terms of ibid judgment within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order, failing which, the applicant shall be entitled to receive interest @6% per annum on the amount of arrears till the date of its actual payment. The payment already released to the Applicant will be suitably adjusted in the arrears.
6. The OA is disposed off accordingly. No order on costs.
7. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed off.
(SANJIV MITTAL)
(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR) MEMBER (A)
MEMBER (J)
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