Union of India v. Col Bs Narayan Retd
Case brief
What is this about?
disability pension; attributability and aggravation; Invaliding Medical Board; Release Medical Board; constitutional disorder; lifestyle diseases at peace station; Pension Entitlement Rules 2008 (Rules 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12); Entitlement Rules 1982 superseded; Navy (Pension) Regulations 1964 Regulations 100, 101, 105, 105-B; Pension Regulations for the Army 1961 Regulation 173; Pension Regulations for the Army 2008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; Army Rules 1954 Rule 13(3) Item III(i); Guide to Medical Officers (Military Pension) 2002 and 2008, para 43 hypertension; Casualty Pension Rules 2008 appeals; Armed Forces Tribunal Mumbai Original Applications; judicial review under Article 226 of inferior tribunal; rounding off of disability element to 50%; low medical category retirement/release; Rule 8 seven-year post-discharge attribution window; Rule 7 fifteen-year document retention and delay no bar; onus on employer to disprove entitlement; liberal construction of beneficial provisions; Dharamvir Singh (2013) 7 SCC 316 presumption of sound health; Rajumon T.M. 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1064 requirement of reasons by Medical Board; writ petitions dismissed; interim orders vacated.