Ex PO Narsing Ram Gawala vs UOI & Others on 1 September 2026

1. The Applicant has filed MA No 306/2026 for hearing of the case at Regional Bench, Jaipur, which is allowed taking into consideration the reasons advanced therein.

**OA No 221/2026 with MA No 305/2026**

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 from the existing 20% to 50% wef 01/2/1999 to 31/12/2015 with all consequential benefits with interest @12% per annum. He has also prayed for award of heavy costs on litigation.

3. This 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 & Ors etc, in Civil Appeal Nos 6820-6824 of 2018 alongwith 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 bid 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.


सत्यमेव जयते

5. The OA is disposed off accordingly. No order on costs.

6. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed off.


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(SANJIV MITTAL) MEMBER (A)

(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR) MEMBER (J)

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