Armed Forces Tribunal
Gurdial Singh vs Union of India on 27 October 2026
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH CHANDIGARH
AT CHANDIMANDIR
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OA 967 of 2026
Tuesday, the 27th day of Oct, 2026
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR JUSTICE SUDHIR MITTAL, MEMBER (J)
HON'BLE LT GEN (DR) RANBIR SINGH, MEMBER (A)
Gurdial Singh
…… Applicant
(By Balwinder Singh, Advocate, through VC)
Versus
Union of India and others
…… Respondents
(By JS Lalli, DSGI, through VC)
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ORDER
The applicant was discharged on completion of terms of engagement on 31.07.2024. He was in a Permanent Low Medical Category on account of disabilities of (a) ‘Coronary Artery Disease’, the extent of which was assessed to be 48% for life but neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service, (b) ‘Diabetes Mellitus Type-II’, the extent of which was assessed to be 05% for life but neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service, (c) ‘Dyslipidaemia’, the extent of which was assessed to be Nil% for life and neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service and (d) ‘Iron Deficiency Anaemia’, the extent of which was assessed to be Nil% and neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service. Claim for grant of disability element was rejected because all the disabilities were assessed to be neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service.
Learned counsel for the applicant has confined his claim to grant of disability element for disability (a) only. The same was assessed to be neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service because there was no
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history of extreme physical exertion preceding 72 hours nor the onset thereof was during active operations. The learned counsel has relied upon judgment dated 01.07.2025 passed by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in WP (C) No.140 of 2024 & other connected matters, Union of India and others Vs. Col. Balbir Singh (Retd), to submit that the reasons given did not justify the finding of neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service. Notice.
Mr. JS Lalli, DSGI, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and waives service and seeks time to file reply.
Adjourned to 14.04.2027.
(Lt Gen (Dr) Ranbir Singh)
(Justice Sudhir Mittal) Member (A)
Member (J)
27th Oct, 2026 AKB