Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. Bali Ram No. 850808321

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Bench Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 13 July 2026

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the civil appeal is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed.

Judgment, page 34

In brief

The respondent was enrolled as a Constable (Driver) in the CRPF in 1985 after being found medically fit. In 1996 he developed Disseminated Choroiditis and Retinal Atrophic Patches with Macular Involvement, losing vision completely in the left eye and partially in the right. The Departmental Rehabilitation Board found him unfit for driving and combatant duties, and a Medical Invalidation Board at Base Hospital, CRPF, Hyderabad declared him permanently incapacitated for service in any capacity; he was medically invalidated by order dated 11 March 1998.…

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