Ex DFR Hira Singh (Army) vs UOI & Others on 17 July 2026

O R D E R

17.07.2026

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 from 20% to 50% wef 01/1/1996 for life and the arrears be paid with interest @18% per annum.

2. The Respondents, in response to the OA, has filed MA No 347/2021 on 13/9/2021 praying for dismissal of the OA treating the OA as in fructuous as relief of rounding off of disability element of the applicant from the existing 20% to 50% as prayed for in the OA has already been extended to the applicant wef 01/1/1996 for life vide Corrigendum PPO No DE/Corr/10074/2020, placed on record in support of contention of the Respondents.

3. In view of the foregoing and since relief as prayed for in the OA has already been extended to the applicant during the pendency of the OA, this OA has become infructuous and, hence, the OA is dismissed as infructuous.

4. File be consigned to record. No order on costs.

(SANJIV MITTAL)

(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR) MEMBER (A)

MEMBER (J)

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