Armed Forces Tribunal
Ex LS Rewant Ram vs UOI & Others on 7 August 2026
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR
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OA No 197/2026 with MA Nos 284/2026 and 285/2026
No-55738-B Ex LS Rewant Ram, S/o Late Sh. Jodha Ram, R/o Plot No 131, Abhay Garh Scheme, Air Force Area, District-Jodhpur (Raj) – 342011
…. Applicant
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Union of India, through Secretary, Department of Ex- Servicemen Welfare (DESW), DHQ PO, New Delhi-11
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The PCDA (P), Draupadi Ghat, Prayagraj (UP)-211014
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The Commodore, Directorate of Pay & Allowances (DPA)
IHQ of MoD (Navy), Room No-108, NHQ Annexe, Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi – 110001
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The Logistics Officer-in-Charge, Naval Pension Office C/o INS Tanaji, Sion-Trombay Road, Mankhurd, Mumbai – 400088
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The Chief Manager, PNB, CPPC, Jaipur Branch Umrao Complex, Near Govt Hostel, MI Road, Jaipur (Raj) – 302001
…. Respondents
For Applicant
: Mr.Rameshwar Lal, Advocate
For Respondents
: Mr. Sudesh Chand Sharma, Advocate
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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GOVERDHAN BARDHAR, MEMBER (J)
HON’BLE MR. SANJIV MITTAL, MEMBER (A)
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O R D E R
07.08.2026
MA No 285/2026
1. MA No 285/2026 has been filed by the Applicant for hearing of the case at Regional Bench, Jaipur. For the reasons stated in the Application, MA No 285/2026 is allowed.
OA No 197/2026 with MA No 284/2026
2. 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 benefits of his disability element of disability pension from the existing 20% to50% from01.01.1996 to 31.12.2015with consequential benefits and that the arrears be paid along with interest @12% per annum.
3. This is a fresh matter and, hence, a reply from the Respondents is not on record. However, during the course of hearing, with the consent of both the parties, the matter is decided at the admission stage itself as the matter pertaining to grant of broadbanding benefit of disability element is no longer res integra and has already been settled by the Hon’ble Apex Court Judgment dated 12/2/2026 in the case of Union of India through its Secretary &Ors Vs Sgt Girish Kumar &Orsetc, in Civil Appeal Nos 6820-6824 of 2018 along with 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 but stated that the facts stated in the OA would be verified while considering the prayer of the applicant.
4. In view of the foregoing and subject to due verification, 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.
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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