Armed Forces Tribunal
Ex Sep Pyare Lal vs UOI & Others on 24 March 2026
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR
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OA 313/2024 with MA 441/2024
Army No 2953732 Ex Sep Pyare Lal, S/o Shri Jal Singh, Resident of Modan Ka Pura, Tigriya, Thigharia, Karauli, Rajasthan
…. Applicant
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UOI, through the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, New Delhi – 110 011
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OIC Records, The Rajput Regiment, PIN 900 427, c/o 56 APO
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PCDA (P), Draupadi Ghat, Prayagraj, UP – 211 014
…. Respondents
For Applicant
: Ms. Anjali Minocha, Advocate
For Respondents
: Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Advocate
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
24.03.2026
1. Under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, the Applicant has filed this OA praying for directing the Respondents to grant benefit of revision of pension as also grant full pension to the applicant alongwith interest @18% on the accumulated arrears from due date to the date of actual payment.
2. Vide Reply Statement, the Respondents have stated that the applicant was enrolled in the Army on 16/12/1962 and was discharged from service wef 31/12/1977 on completion of combined colour and reserve service. He was granted Reservist Pension wef 01/1/1978, which has been revised from time to time in terms of extant policy on the subject. Further, revision of pension to bridge the gap in pension of pre 01/1/2006 and post 01/1/2006 for Personnel Below Officer Rank pensioners wef 01/7/2009 is not applicable for Reservist Pensioners.
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3. During the course of hearing, our attention has been drawn to the fact that the matter pertaining to revision of Reservist Pension is presently pending before the Hon’ble Apex Court based on the Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No 6367/2026 (arising out of impugned final Judgment and Orderdated 27/9/2024 in CWP No 17046/2024 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh) filed by the UOI & Ors Vs Darshan Singh Bal & Anr, wherein vide Order dated 07/3/2025, the Hon’ble Apex Court has stayed the operation of Order passed by the Hon’ble High Court at Chandigarh.
4. In view of the foregoing and since the issue of revision of reservist pension is pending adjudication before the Hon’ble Apex Court, we deem it appropriate to dispose off this OA with the direction that the prayer of the applicant with regard to revision of his Reservist Pension shall be governed by the outcome of pending Special Leave Petition before the Hon’ble Apex Court.
5. With the above directions, the OA is disposed off. 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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