Supreme Court of India

Secretary, Government of India & Ors. v. Dharmbir Singh

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Reported as [2019] 13 S.C.R. 122

Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta JJ.

Decided 20 September 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion and the conclusions drawn by the Tribunal in T.A. No. 61 of 2010, we find that the order of the Tribunal is not sustainable.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982– rr. 12, 13, 17 & 19– Admissibility of disability pension, when personnel of Armed Forces are on leave – Respondent joined the Army in 1981– While he was granted two days casual leave from Jan.25, 1999 to Jan.26, 1999, he met with an accident riding scooter and suffered head injury, fracture – Court of Inquiry conducted to investigate into the circumstances under which he sustained injuries– Having rendered pensionable service, the respondent was discharged from service on Dec.13, 1999 in view of Medical Board’s report which held the

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Where later benches applied it

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