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Madras High Court, WP No. 32329 of 2023 and WMP No. 31939 of 2023, decided 16-04-2026; coram P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi, JJ. Union of India/Southern Railway (petitioners, counsel C. Samivel) v. P. Karuppannan (respondent 1, counsel B. Pachaiyappan) and Registrar, CAT Chennai Bench. Writ petition under Article 226 allowed; CAT Chennai Bench orders in O.A.No.70/2015 dated 08.09.2022 and R.A.No.01/2023 dated 26.04.2023 granting disability pension set aside. Key provisions: Rule 55 Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993; Rule 10, Rule 2, Rule 4 and Para 6 Schedule III of Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993; Employees Compensation Act, 1923. Held: medically decategorised Pointsman-A who voluntarily retired with invalid pension, treated as workman under Employees Compensation Act and not injured on duty, not entitled to Extraordinary Pension under Rule 10; Tribunal error apparent on face of record. Keywords: disability pension, invalid pension, extraordinary pension, railway service injury, compassionate appointment, certiorari, tribunal review.