Supreme Court of India

Pani Ram v. Union of India and Ors.

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Bench L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 17 December 2021

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Territorial Army Act, 1948 – s.9 – Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 – Chapters 3, 5 – Regulation Nos.173, 292 – Appellant having served in Infantry of the Regular Army was re- enrolled in the Territorial army – Met with an accident while returning from annual leave to rejoin the duty – Right leg amputated upto knee – Disability assessed to be 80% – Appellant invalided out of service – Sought grant of disability pension – Claim rejected by Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) – Appellant applied for grant of leave to appeal which was allowed by the AFT but with a different question of law than…

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