The Union of India v. No. 2962423 Sep (Reservist) Bijai Singh S/O Shri Bahadur Singh
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Reservist pension writ petition dismissed by Rajasthan High Court Jaipur DB (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8999/2024, order dated 03/11/2025). Petitioners: Union of India through Secretary Ministry of Defence, PCDA (P) Allahabad, OIC Records The Rajput Regiment (advocate Rahul Kamwar). Respondents: No. 2962423 Sep (Reservist) Bijai Singh s/o Bahadur Singh, Village Babasar Tehsil Sujangarh Distt. Churu; Manager Bank of Baroda Sujangarh. Armed Forces Tribunal directions challenged; matter settled at AFT Principal Seat and AFT Regional Bench Jaipur; Para 5.2 of Govt. of India letter dated 08.03.2010 upheld; revision of reservist pension not at par with pre-retirees of 01.01.2006; benefits w.e.f. 01.07.2009, 24.09.2012, 01.07.2014; entitlement 2/3rd of minimum pension of regular Sepoy per 7th Central Pay Commission pay scale applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2016 per Para 155 Pension Regulations for the Army 1961; gross latches and delay inadequately explained; reliance on Union of India & Ors. v. No 2849994 Rfn (Reservist) Man Singh (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7831/2025); dismissal with release of AFT-directed amount at 8% interest per annum within one month; Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu.