Karnail Singh vs Union of India on 21 October 2026

ORDER

The applicant was discharged from service on 30.11.2023. He was in a permanent low medical category on account of disabilities of (a) ‘Obesity’, the extent of which was assessed to be 05% for life but neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service and (b) ‘Hypertension Stage-2’, extent of which was assessed to be 30% for life but neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service. In respect of disability (b), the assessment was made as neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service because onset of the disability was in a peace area. Thus, the claim for grant of disability element has been rejected .

Learned counsel for the applicant confines his claim to grant of disability element for disability of ‘Hypertension Stage-2’ only. His submission is that merely because the onset of the disability was in a peace areas, it could not have been assessed to be neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service.

OA 922 of 2026

Reliance has been placed upon order passed on 06.12.2024 by Regional Bench Chandigarh in OA No. 861 of 2022 titled Ex. MWO Bhupinder Singh Versus Union of India and others. Notice. Mr. Jagjot Singh Lalli, Dy. Solicitor General of India accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and waives service and seeks time to file reply.

Adjourned to 07.04.2027.

(Lt Gen (Dr) Ranbir Singh)

(Justice Sudhir Mittal) Member (A)

Member (J)

21st Oct, 2026 DK