Musaddi Lal vs Union of India on 23 October 2026

ORDER

JUSTICE SUDHIR MITTAL, MEMBER (JUDICIAL)

The applicant was invalided from service on 28.05.1978. Total service rendered by him was 10 years, 10 months and 09 days. Invalidment was the result of disability of ‘Bilateral Bronchiectasis’, the extent of which was assessed by the Invaliding Medical Board @ 50% for two years and aggravated by military service. Thus, the applicant was granted disability pension for a period two years starting 28.05.1978.

2. Successive Re-Survey Medical Boards (RSMBs) were carried out, which continued to assess the disability to be 50% for varying periods. Payment of disability pension, thus, continued. Finally, RSMB assessed the extent to be 50% for life, whereafter, the applicant is in receipt of disability element for life.

3. The grievance of the applicant is against non-grant of benefit of rounding off. Claim for the same was made vide legal notice dated 30.05.2021. In response, letter dated 22.12.2021 was written according to

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which the applicant was entitled for grant of benefit of rounding off w.e.f. 01.01.1996. The applicant was accordingly advised to forward relevant documents to Artillery Records for processing his claim. As the applicant had not forwarded the said documents, he was informed that his claim for benefit of rounding off had not been processed. Further, he was asked to submit the requisite documents at the earliest.

4. Perusal of the record shows that the requisite documents have not been submitted till date.

5. The Original Application is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the applicant to submit requisite documents within eight weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order by learned counsel for the respondents/OIC Legal Cell. In case the same are submitted, his claim for benefit of rounding off shall be processed within a further period of eight weeks.

(Lt Gen (Dr) Ranbir Singh)

(Justice Sudhir Mittal) Member (A)

Member (J)

23rd Oct, 2026 ‘dp’ REPORTABLE : NO