Supreme Court of India

Secretary, Ministry of Defence & Others v. Damodaran A.V. (dead) through Lrs. & Others

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Reported as [2009] 13 S.C.R. 416
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 20 August 2009
Status Distinguished

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Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 - Regulations 173 and 423 - Disability pension - Entitlement to - Army officer diagnosed to be suffering from "Schizophrenia" - Medical Board opined that disability of the officer was neither attributable nor aggravated by Military service nor connected to the service, but was constitutional in nature and accordingly recommended him to be invalided out of service in medical category "EEE" (Psychological) - ·Writ petition by LRs of the officer praying for grant of disability pension - High Court ignored report of Medical Board and granted disability

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