Armed Forces Tribunal
Smt Shanti Devi wo Ex Hav Mool Chand (Army) vs UOI & Others on 1 August 2025
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR
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OA 185/2019 with MA 217/2019
Smt Shanti Devi, wd/o No 3146518 Late Hav Mool Chand, Resident Village Dhakali, Tehsil Fatehpur, District Sikar, Rajasthan
…. Applicant
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UOI, through the Secretary to the Govt of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi – 110 011
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PCDA (P), Draupadi Ghat, Prayagraj, UP
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OIC Records, The Jat Records, PIN 900 496, c/o 56 APO
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The Branch Manager, SBI (Old SBBJ) Fatehpur Shekhawati, District Sikar, Rajasthan
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The Manager, SBI, CPPC (Old SBBJ), Chaura Rasta, Jaipur
…. Respondents
For Applicant
: Mr Yogendra Singh, Sunil Kumar, 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
01.08.2025
1. Under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, the applicant has filed this OA praying for directing the Respondents to grant basic pension as per her entitlements instead of Rs 3500/- pm wef 20/6/2016.
2. Brief facts of the case as enunciated by the applicant are that the late husband of the applicant was enrolled in the Army on 15/10/1962 and was discharged from service 31/10/1984. He had rendered 22 years and 16 days of service in the rank of Havildar. He died on 19/6/2016 and upon his demise,
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pension of the applicant was wrongly fixed @Rs 3500/- pm wef 20/6/2016 instead of Rs 4196/- pm.
3. During the course of hearing, counsel for the Respondents submits that the OA has been filed on 12/2/2019 and during the pendency of the OA, the Respondents have filed reply statement to the OA as also a compliance report with regard to revision and grant of correct pension to the applicant vide a new PPO No 164201701222, a copy of which has been annexed at Annexure R/1, which is taken on record. Perusal of ibid PPO reveals that the applicant has been granted normal rate of Family Pension @Rs 12020/- wef 20/6/2016 till widowhood. Copy of the PPO has been shown to the counsel for the applicant, who is satisfied with the action taken by the Respondents in granting revised pension to the applicant wef 20/6/2016 and does not raise any observation.
4. In view of the foregoing, the OA has become infructuous and the same is dismissed as infructuous.
5. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed off.
(SANJIV MITTAL)
(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR) MEMBER (A)
MEMBER (J)
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