Lt Col Jogender Singh (Retd) vs UOI & Others on 9 October 2026

O R D E R

09.10.2026

1. Counsel for the applicant has filed MA No 348/2026 praying for directing the Respondents to extend/grant pensionary benefits to the applicant with effect from the date of his retirement, ie, 30/9/2003 in terms of Judgment dated 12/2/2026 passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court. She has also prayed giving direction to calculate and release all consequential arrears of pension from the date of retirement of the applicant, together with consequential revision of pensionary benefits, wherever applicable.

2. We have heard the parties and perused the material on record.

3. Perusal of material on record reflects that based on the OA No 63/2017 filed by the applicant herein, praying for grant of broad banding benefits of his disability element from the existing 30% to 50% wef 01/10/2003, this Tribunal, vide Order dated 30/7/2018 had directed the Respondents to grant rounding off of his disability element to 50% wef 22/2/2014, restricting the arrears wef three years prior to the date of filing the OA.

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4. The issue with regard to rounding off of disability element is longer res integra with the passing of Judgment by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos 6820-6824 of 2015 in the case of UOI &Ors Vs Sgt Girish Kumar and Ors etc, with other Civil Appeals, decided on 12/2/2026.

5. In view of the legal issue in this matter has since been settled by the Hon’ble Apex, Respondents are directed to consider the prayer of the applicant made in the MA No 348/2026 filed in OA No 63/2017 without prejudice to the Order dated 30/7/2018 passed by this Tribunal in terms of Supreme Court Judgment (supra) 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% pa on the whole amount till date of its actual payment.

6. MA No 348/2026 stands disposed off accordingly.

7. File be consigned to record.

(SANJIV MITTAL)

(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR) MEMBER (A)

MEMBER (J)

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