Allowed¶15
Vitthal Maruti Pudalakatti v. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/14745/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Vitthal Maruti Pudalakatti v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) 14745/2025, Delhi High Court, decided 22 December 2025 (C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla, JJ.). Petitioner boarded out for Recurring Depressive Psychosis (73% disability, Medical Board-certified as service-aggravated) granted disability pension under Rule 4(2)(b) of the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 2023; payment within 12 weeks with 12% p.a. interest on default.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; disability pension to be disbursed within 12 weeks, reckoned from the date of the petitioner being boarded out of service on the ground of disability; any delay in disbursal carries interest at 12% p.a. until actual payment. ¶15