Armed Forces Tribunal
Ex LS Keshar Deo Fageria (Navy) vs UOI & Others on 2 July 2026
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR
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OA 544/2017 with MA 760/2017
No 109869B Ex LS Keshar Deo Fageria
…. Applicant
Versus
UOI & others
…. Respondents
For Applicant
: Mr. Sunil Kumar, Proxy for
Mr. Yogendra Singh, Advocate
For Respondents
: Mr. Pyare Lal, Senior Panel Counsel
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
02.07.2026
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 benefitsof his disability element of disability pension from the existing 50% to 75% wef 01/1/1996 to 06/4/1998 and 30% to 50% thereafter for life alongwith interest @18% per annum.
2. The Respondents have filed a short reply to the OA filed by the applicant and had stated that the applicant is eligible for grant of rounding off benefits of his disability element of disability pension from the existing 30% to 50% wef 01/1/2016 in terms of extant policy on the subject and, hence, prayed for disposing off the OA by granting the relief three years prior to the date of filing of the OA as also without filing a counter by the Respondents.
3. During the course of hearing, Senior Panel Counsel for the Respondents submits that the issue involved in this matter is no longer res integra with the Judgment dated 12/2/2026 delivered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of
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UOI through its Secretary &Ors Vs Sgt Girish Kumar and Orsetc, in Civil Appeal No 6820-6824 of 2018, alongwith other Civil Appeals. It has also been reiterated by the Senior Panel Counsel that the Respondents are not inclined to file a reply statement in this matter since the issue has already been settled by the Hon’ble Apex Court.
4. In view of the foregoing, this OA is disposed offwith a direction 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.
5. The OA is disposed off accordingly. No order on costs.
6. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed off.
(SANJIV MITTAL)
(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR) MEMBER (A)
MEMBER (J)
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