Union of India v. Bhise Bapurao Balu
Case brief
What is this about?
disability pension; attributability; aggravation; constitutional disorder; Invaliding Medical Board; Release Medical Board; Armed Forces Tribunal Mumbai; Original Application 166/2020; Pension Entitlement Rules 2008 Rules 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12; Entitlement Rules 1982; Navy (Pension) Regulations 1964 Regulations 100, 101, 105, 105-B; Pension Regulations for the Army 1961 Regulation 173; Pension Regulations for the Army 2008 Regulation 37; Guide to Medical Officers (Military Pension) hypertension; presumption of sound health on entry; onus on employer; rounding up of disability element; Dharamvir Singh (2013) 7 SCC 316; Rajumon T.M. 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1064 reasons of Medical Board; Article 226 judicial review of Tribunal; writ petitions dismissed; interim orders vacated; operation Parakram; low medical category; premature retirement; superannuation.
What did the court decide?
None to the petitioner-Union of India; the interim order dated 15 February 2024 in Original Side Writ Petition No. 4362 of 2024 and other similar interim orders in connected matters stand vacated.