Armed Forces Tribunal
Smt Nanchi Devi wdo late Hony Nb Sub Mangna Ram (Army) vs UOI & Others on 3 September 2025
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR
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OA 495/2021 with MA 373/2021
Smt Nanchi Devi, wd/o Late Hony Nb Sub Mangna Ram …. Applicant
Versus
UOI & Others
…. Respondents
For Applicant
: Mr Sunil Kumar, Advocate
For Respondents
: Mr Anil Bhardwaj, Advocate (R1-3)
Mr Yashraj Kumawat, Proxy for
Mr Himanshu Jain, (R4&5)
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
03.09.2025
1. Under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, the applicant has filed this OA praying for directing the Respondents to credit the arrears accruing out of the Policy letter dated 21/2/2020 issued by the Govt of India, Ministry of Defence and Circular No 631 dated 05/3/2020 of the PCDA (P) till the death of the husband of the applicant and thereafter, revised family pension to the applicant.
2. Brief facts of the case as enunciated by the applicant are that the husband of the applicant was enrolled in the Army on 14/11/1957 and was discharged from service on 30/11/1981 in the rank of Havildar and was granted service pension for the qualifying service. Post his discharge from service, husband of the applicant was granted the honorary rank of Nb Sub. He expired on 18/9/2010.
3. We have heard the counsels for the parties and perused the material placed on record.
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4. During the course of hearing, Counsel for the PDAs 4 & 5 has placed on record a copy of the letter dated 10/1/2025 issued by the SBI, CPPC, First Floor, SMS Highway, Chaura Rasta, Jaipur, in which it has been stated that a sum of Rs 165,988/- as the life time arrears accruing to the late husband of the applicant in the light of the PCDA (P) Circular No 631 for the period 01/1/2006 to 18/9/2010 has been paid to the applicant on 30/12/2021. The ibid letter is taken on record.
5. During the course of hearing, Counsel for the applicant submits that he has no grievance with regard to payment of arrears in view of the Circular No 631 of the PCDA (P). However, the family pension granted to the widow of the deceased soldier after the demise of her husband was not as per her actual entitlements as entitled to the widow of a Honorary Nb Sub and prays that it be revised as per her actual entitlements from the date of death of her husband.
6. In view of the foregoing, the Respondents PDA/SPARSH PCDA (P) are directed to take necessary steps in granting actual entitlement of family pension to the applicant including the arrears accruing to her wef the date death of her husband within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this
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7. The OA is disposed off accordingly. No order on costs.
8. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed off.
(SANJIV MITTAL)
(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR) MEMBER (A)
MEMBER (J)
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