Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 149 · Decided 12 February 2026
Union of India Through Its Secretary & ORS. v. SGT Girish Kumar and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 149 · [2026] 2 S.C.R. 615
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6820/2018
- Decided
- 12 February 2026
- Bench
- PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 300A; Limitation Act
Headnote
Issue arose for consideration whether the benefit of arrears of disability pension can be restricted to three years prior to filing of the original applications before the tribunal. Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 - Claim for arrears of disability pension - Benefit of arrears of disability pension, if can be restricted to three years prior to filing of the original applications before the tribunal: Held: Disability pension is grounded not merely in length of service, but in the impairment
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