Supreme Court of India
K.J.S. Buttar v. Union of India and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the F appellant is entitled to grant of War Injury Pension w.e.f. 1.1.1996.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
SERVICE LAW: ARMED FORCES: Disability Pension and other consequential claims - Army-ex-Captain - Invalided for injury attributable to military service - Disability assessed at 50% in Low Medical Category - Disability Pension granted w.e.f. 26. 7. 1979 - Claims for War Injury Pension w.e.f. 1.1.1996 in terms of Ministry of Defence letter dated 31.1.2001 - Disability to be raised to 75% from 50% - Grant of service element of 10 years of service instead of 2 years - Revision of rates of disability pension w.e.f. 1. 1. 1996 - HELD: The restriction of the benefits only to officers who were
Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Union of India through its Secretary v. Sgt Girish Kumar and Ors.
- 2025 Bijender Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2016 Lic of India and Others v. Krishna Murari Lal Asthana and Another Etc.
- 2015 A.N. Sachdeva (dead) by Lrs. & Ors. v. Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak &anr.
- 2021 Union of India and Another v. Abhiram Verma
Of those, 4 referred to · 1 not applicable
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