Armed Forces Tribunal
Bhupinder Singh vs Union of India on 30 October 2026
ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH CHANDIGARH
AT CHANDIMANDIR
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OA 956 of 2026
Friday, the 30th day of Oct, 2026
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR JUSTICE UMESH CHANDRA SHARMA, MEMBER (J)
HON’BLE AIR MARSHAL MANAVENDRA SINGH, MEMBER (A)
Bhupinder Singh
…… Applicant
(By Harbinder Singh Sandhu, Advocate)
Versus
Union of India and others
…… Respondents
(By Jagjot Singh Lalli, DSGI, through VC)
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This application has been filed under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 submitting that he was enrolled in the Indian Army on 02.03.1996 and retired from service w.e.f. 31.03.2026 and during the last year of service, a huge illegal recovery amounting to Rs. 03,06,580/- was effected from his pay and allowances which is illegal and arbitrary, in view of judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab & Ors v. Rafiq Masih & Ors (2015) 4 SCC. He has prayed for (i) quashing letter dated 30.06.2026 (Annexure A-9),
(ii) to refund the wrongly recovered amount of Rs. 03.06,580/- from the IRLA,
(iii) to restore his basic pay at Rs. 55,200/- as on 01.10.2025 and (iv) to revise his pension with effect from 01.04.2026 at Basic Pay of Rs. 56,900/-.
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. Reply be filed within eight weeks with a copy in advance to the opposite counsel.
List on 25.02.2027.
(Air Marshal Manavendra Singh)
(Justice Umesh Chandra Sharma) Member (A)
Member (J) 30th Oct, 2026 ‘sp’