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Union of India v. Ex Sgt Sandip Goyal

Delhi HC12 Dec 2025W.P.(C)/3262/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

disability pension; Armed Forces Tribunal; Release Medical Board; RMB; NANA; idiopathic disorder; life style related disorder; para 43/47//14 of GMO (Ch. VI); peace station posting; onset during service; ailment not present at entry into service; Union of India v. Ex SGT; writ petition dismissed; compliance within 12 weeks; High Court of Delhi; C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla; 2025 SCC OnLine Del 8442; 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3956; 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4292

What did the court decide?

Writ petition dismissed; the disability pension granted to the respondent by the Armed Forces Tribunal stands, with compliance to the Tribunal's order to be ensured within 12 weeks. ¶8

Union of India Vs Ex Sgt Sandip Goyal — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition dismissed; the disability pension granted to the respondent by the Armed Forces Tribunal stands, with compliance to the Tribunal's order to be ensured within 12 weeks.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition filed by the Union of India challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal order granting disability pension to the respondent ought to be dismissed, the Court having upheld identical challenges in earlier decisions.

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Court's answer

In cases involving identical recommendations of the Release Medical Board, this Court has upheld the orders of the Armed Forces Tribunal granting disability pension and dismissed the petitions of the Union of India.

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Ratio / Principle

To the Court's knowledge, none of the said decisions upholding the Armed Forces Tribunal orders has been reversed or interdicted by the Supreme Court in any matter.

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Key takeaways

Following the said decisions, the writ petition filed by the Union of India is dismissed.ratio¶8
Compliance with the order passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal is to be ensured within 12 weeks.ratio¶9

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (C. Hari Shankar & Om Prakash Shukla, JJ.) dismissed the Union of India's W.P.(C) 3262/2025 challenging an Armed Forces Tribunal order granting disability pension to Ex SGT Sandip Goyal. The Release Medical Board had attributed the disorder to idiopathic/lifestyle causes (onset September 2004 while posted in peace; service only at peace stations since 1990) and held 'NANA' in terms of para 43/47//14 of GMO (Ch. VI), while acknowledging the ailment was absent at entry into service. Following its earlier decisions in Union of India v. Ex. SGT Manoj K L Retd (2025 SCC OnLine Del 8442), Union of India v. Rajveender Singh Mallhi (2025 SCC OnLine Del 3956) and Union of India v. Koutharapu Srinivasa (2025 SCC OnLine Del 4292), which upheld identical RMB-based cases, and noting that none of those orders had been reversed or interdicted by the Supreme Court, the Court dismissed the petition and directed that compliance with the Tribunal's order be ensured within 12 weeks.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 3262/2025, CM APPL. 15322/2025 UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner

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Through: Ms. Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC with Ms. Muskan Narang, Advs.

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versus

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EX SGT SANDIP GOYAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Durgesh Kumar Sharma, Adv.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 12.12.2025

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CM APPL. 15321/2025 (for exemption)

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1. Exemption application allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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2. The application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 3262/2025

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3. The Union of India challenges an order passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, whereby disability pension has been granted to the respondent.

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4. The reasoning of the Release Medical Board¹ on the basis of which the respondent was disqualified is thus reproduced:

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1 “RMB” hereinafter

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Signature Not VerifiedW.P.(C) 3262/2025

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Signed By:GUNN Signing Date:16.12.2025 18:02:14

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“An idiopathic disorder/life style related disorder. Onset Sep 2004 while posted in peace. Prior to onset individual served in peace stations only since 1990. No close time association with stress/strain of Fd/HAA/CIOPS service. Hence NANA in terms of para 43/47//14 of GMO (Ch. VI)”

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5. It is also acknowledged in the RMB that at the time of his entry into the service, the aforesaid ailment was not present.

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6. In cases involving identical recommendations of the RMB, this Court has inter alia in Union of India v. Ex. SGT Manoj K L Retd² , Union of India v. Rajveender Singh Mallhi³ and Union of India v. Koutharapu Srinivasa⁴ cases upheld the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal and dismissed the petition of the Union of India.