{"id":85619,"date":"2009-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jaggar-singh-vs-union-of-india-ors-on-11-may-2009"},"modified":"2018-05-01T20:25:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:55:11","slug":"jaggar-singh-vs-union-of-india-ors-on-11-may-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jaggar-singh-vs-union-of-india-ors-on-11-may-2009","title":{"rendered":"Jaggar Singh vs Union Of India & Ors on 11 May, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Jaggar Singh vs Union Of India & Ors on 11 May, 2009<\/div>\n
        IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT\n\n                             CHANDIGARH.\n\n\n\n\n                                      Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007\n\n                                    DATE OF DECISION : MAY 11, 2009\n\n\n\n\nJAGGAR SINGH\n\n                                                      ....... PETITIONER(S)\n\n                                 VERSUS\n\nUNION OF INDIA & ORS.\n\n                                                      .... RESPONDENT(S)\n\n\n\nCORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA\n\n\n\nPRESENT: Mr. Ajit Sihag, Advocate, for the petitioner(s).\n         Ms. Geeta Singhwal, Advocate.\n         Mr. Ram Chander, Advocate.\n\n\nAJAI LAMBA, J.\n<\/pre>\n
            This petition under Articles 226\/227 of the Constitution of<\/p>\n
India prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing order<\/p>\n
dated 18.11.2002 (Annexure P-13) and order dated 16.3.2007 (Annexure P-<\/p>\n
24). Under the impugned orders, the claim of the petitioner for grant of<\/p>\n
disability pension has been denied, essentially on the ground that the<\/p>\n
petitioner had been discharged from service, being inefficient soldier, under<\/p>\n
the provisions of Rule 13(3), Item III (v) of the Army Rules, 1954.
\n Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007                           2<\/span><\/p>\n
              All the relevant facts have not been given in the written<\/p>\n
statement, therefore, Shri Ram Chander, Advocate, appearing for Union of<\/p>\n
India, has supplied a document dated 15.4.2008, which is under signatures<\/p>\n
of Lt. Col. Navrattan Singh, Chief Record Officer for OIC Records, which<\/p>\n
reflects the complete sequence of facts. This document is taken on record<\/p>\n
as Annexure ‘A’.\n<\/p>\n
              The uncontroverted facts are that the petitioner was enrolled<\/p>\n
in the Army on 28.3.1988.        While the petitioner was serving 19 RR<\/p>\n
(SIKH LI) in Counter Insurgency Operation (Jammu and Kashmir), he<\/p>\n
sustained an injury due to an Improvised Explosive Device Blast (IED) on<\/p>\n
11.10.1995.    The blast resulted in an injury viz. Compound Fracture<\/p>\n
Lower Shaft Tibia Fibula (Left), and was regarded as battle casualty,<\/p>\n
having been sustained in Counter Insurgency Operation in Jammu and<\/p>\n
Kashmir.\n<\/p>\n
              The petitioner initially was placed in low medical category<\/p>\n
CEE (Temporary) with effect from 16.2.1996 at Command Hospital,<\/p>\n
Chandimandir by a Medical Board. On review of his medical condition,<\/p>\n
the petitioner was placed in low medical category BEE (Permanent) with<\/p>\n
effect from 16.2.1997 by a Medical Board held at Military Hospital,<\/p>\n
Fatehgarh, and he remained in that category with effect from 10.2.1999 on<\/p>\n
subsequent review at Military Hospital, Jalandhar Cantt.<\/p>\n
              It seems that the petitioner was locally discharged from<\/p>\n
service on 11.8.2000 under Rule 13(3), Item III (v) of the Army Rules on<\/p>\n
the ground “service no longer required as an inefficient soldier”. The<\/p>\n
details of misconduct of the petitioner have been given, indicating the fact
\n Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007                            3<\/span><\/p>\n
that the petitioner incurred 9 red ink entries and 3 black entries. The<\/p>\n
petitioner was served with a show cause notice dated 27.4.2000. The<\/p>\n
petitioner responded to the same, however, the Commander, 350 Infantry<\/p>\n
Brigade sanctioned the discharge of the petitioner on disciplinary grounds,<\/p>\n
the petitioner having been found to be undesirable as he had established a<\/p>\n
bad example to the organisation.\n<\/p>\n
            It seems that the case of the petitioner was not even<\/p>\n
considered for the purpose of grant of disability pension in view of the<\/p>\n
fact that Rule 13(3), Item III (v) of the Army Rules, for discharging him,<\/p>\n
had been invoked. The case was forwarded to the PCDA (P), Allahabad,<\/p>\n
which authority returned the same unactioned for want of Battle Casualty<\/p>\n
Part II Order.    The disability pension claim was resubmitted, duly<\/p>\n
rectified, to the PCDA (P), Allahabad, vide letter dated 6.8.2002. The<\/p>\n
same, however, was rejected vide order dated 8.10.2002, stating that the<\/p>\n
petitioner had been discharged from service being inefficient soldier.<\/p>\n
            Rules 173 and 173-A of the Pension Rules for the Army,<\/p>\n
1961 (Part-I) provided as under:-\n<\/p>\n
                   “173.   Unless   otherwise    specifically   provided   a<\/p>\n
            disability pension consisting of service element and disability<\/p>\n
            element may be granted to an individual who is invalided out<\/p>\n
            of service on account of a disability which is attributable to or<\/p>\n
            aggravated by military service in non-battle casualty and is<\/p>\n
            assessed at 20 per cent or over.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                   The question whether a disability is attributable to or<\/p>\n
            aggravated by military service shall be determined under the
\n Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007                             4<\/span><\/p>\n
             rule in Appendix II.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                   173-A.        Individuals who are placed in a lower<\/p>\n
             medical category (other than ‘E’) permanently and who are<\/p>\n
             discharged because no alternative employment in their own<\/p>\n
             trade\/category suitable to their low medical category could be<\/p>\n
             provided or who are unwilling to accept the alternative<\/p>\n
             employment     or   who    having    retained   in   alternative<\/p>\n
             appointment are discharged before completion of their<\/p>\n
             engagement, shall be deemed to have been invalided from<\/p>\n
             service for the purpose of the entitlement rules laid down in<\/p>\n
             Appendix II to these Rules.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                   Note: The above provision shall also apply to<\/p>\n
             individuals who are placed in a low medical category while<\/p>\n
             on extended service and are discharged on that account<\/p>\n
             before the completion of the period of their extension.”<\/p>\n
             Para-3 of the impugned order dated 16.3.2007 (Annexure P-<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
24) admits that the petitioner was graded to low medical category due to<\/p>\n
the injury suffered on 16.2.1997, as detailed above, during Operation<\/p>\n
RAKSHAK with effect from 16.2.1997. In para-6 of the impugned order,<\/p>\n
it has been stated by the respondents that under letter dated 20.7.2006,<\/p>\n
issued by the Ministry of Defence, “PBOR who are discharged<\/p>\n
prematurely at their own request or on administrative ground after earning<\/p>\n
4 or more red ink entries are not entitled for grant of disability pension<\/p>\n
and, therefore, claims of such personnel should not be processed at all,<\/p>\n
even if they may otherwise be fulfilling the other eligibility conditions”.
\n Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007                           5<\/span><\/p>\n
            The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that<\/p>\n
the petitioner, while serving the nation, received the injury, which was<\/p>\n
termed as “Battle Casualty”. The discharge of the petitioner on<\/p>\n
administrative ground cannot possibly dis-entitle the petitioner from<\/p>\n
payment of disability pension.\n<\/p>\n
            Learned counsel for the respondent-State has referred to<\/p>\n
Annexure R-1 i.e. Appendix ‘C’ to Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence<\/p>\n
(Army) letter dated 20.7.2006, which provides as under:-<\/p>\n
            “2.    The following categories of ex-Army personnel are not<\/p>\n
            eligible for grant of disability pension and, therefore, claims<\/p>\n
            in respect of such personnel should not be processed at all,<\/p>\n
            even if they may otherwise be fulfilling the twin eligibility<\/p>\n
            conditions for the same as brought out in the foregoing<\/p>\n
            paragraphs :-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                   (a)   xx           xx                 xx            xx\n\n                   (b)   xx           xx                 xx            xx\n\n<\/pre>\n
                   (c)   PBOR who are discharged prematurely at their<\/p>\n
                   own request or on administrative ground after earning 4<\/p>\n
                   or more red ink entries.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            A conjoint reading of Rules 173 and 173-A of the Rules and<\/p>\n
the provisions of Ministry of Defence letter dated 20.7.2006, indicates that<\/p>\n
while the Rules provide for grant of disability pension to an individual<\/p>\n
who is invalided out of service on account of disability, which is<\/p>\n
attributable to or aggravated by military service in non-battle casualty and<\/p>\n
is assessed at 20% or over, the provisions of the letter provide for the
\n Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007                            6<\/span><\/p>\n
categories of ex-Army personnel who are not entitled to the grant of<\/p>\n
disability pension.   The categories narrated in letter dated 20.7.2006<\/p>\n
include PBOR who are discharged prematurely at their own request or on<\/p>\n
administrative ground after earning 4 or more red ink entries.<\/p>\n
            This Court has considered the issue of entitlement of<\/p>\n
disability pension of a person who is discharged at his own request viz.<\/p>\n
the first component of sub-para (a) of Para-2, reproduced above. In this<\/p>\n
regard, reference may be made to a Division Bench judgment of this Court<\/p>\n
in Naik Amrik Singh v. Union of India and others<\/a>, CWP 10174 of 2006<\/p>\n
decided on 1.4.2008.     The relevant portion of the judgment reads as<\/p>\n
under:-\n<\/p>\n
                   “Admittedly, the disability suffered by the petitioner is<\/p>\n
            attributable to and aggravated by military service. The<\/p>\n
            question involved is – whether on account of seeking<\/p>\n
            discharge on compassionate ground, the petitioner has lost his<\/p>\n
            right to claim disability pension although the disability is<\/p>\n
            attributable and aggravated on account of military service.<\/p>\n
            Had the petitioner been invalidated out of military service on<\/p>\n
            account of 20 % disability for life due to Gun Shot Wound<\/p>\n
            suffered by him during enemy action in Kargil Sector during<\/p>\n
            Operation RAKSHAK, he would have been granted the<\/p>\n
            disability pension along with service element of pension.<\/p>\n
            Merely because the petitioner has attained discharge on<\/p>\n
            compassionate ground although his disability is attributable<\/p>\n
            to and aggravated by Army service, it will not be a ground to
\n Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007                              7<\/span><\/p>\n
             reject his claim of disability pension.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
             xx            xx            xx                xx                 xx\n\n             xx            xx            xx                xx                 xx\n\n<\/pre>\n
                    For the aforesaid reasons, we allow this writ petition<\/p>\n
             and direct the respondents to grant disability pension ……”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
             Similar is the effect of a Division Bench judgment of the<\/p>\n
Delhi High Court in Mahavir Singh Narwal v. Union of India and another,<\/p>\n
CW No.2967 of 1989 decided on 5.5.2004, which has been affirmed by<\/p>\n
the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Special Leave to Appeal (Civil)<\/p>\n
No.24171 of 2004 (Union of India and another v. Mahavir Singh Narwal<\/p>\n
(Dead) by LRs.).\n<\/p>\n
             The gist and spirit of the law laid down by this Court and the<\/p>\n
Delhi High Court is that the purpose of giving disability pension is<\/p>\n
disability suffered by a person which is attributable to military service or<\/p>\n
aggravated by military service. An individual, under the Rules extracted<\/p>\n
above, is entitled to disability pension on acquiring disability in the<\/p>\n
process of his serving the Army. Any differentiation, such as the one<\/p>\n
suggested by the respondents, would clearly be unreasonable, injudicious,<\/p>\n
illogical and arbitrary.\n<\/p>\n
             In the case in hand, it is the admitted case that the petitioner<\/p>\n
was serving the Indian Army in Operation RAKSHAK. While on duty, an<\/p>\n
IED Blast occurred, which caused fracture on the left lower limb of the<\/p>\n
petitioner, resulting in disability. It is a clear case which would fall within<\/p>\n
the four corners of disability which is attributable to military service. The<\/p>\n
case of the petitioner, rather, is that of a Battle Casualty. The petitioner
\n Civil Writ Petition No. 15227 of 2007                             8<\/span><\/p>\n
became disabled in line of duty while serving the nation and, therefore, at<\/p>\n
the time of discharge, for whatever reasons, the petitioner was a disabled<\/p>\n
man. It is not the case of the respondents that the petitioner suffered<\/p>\n
disability because he had indulged in some illegal act that was contrary to<\/p>\n
the Army Rules and Regulations.\n<\/p>\n
             Considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case<\/p>\n
and as it is the admitted case of the respondents that the petitioner had<\/p>\n
suffered the disability which is directly attributable to military service, in<\/p>\n
my considered opinion, the claim of the petitioner for disability pension<\/p>\n
cannot be denied because he was discharged on invoking the provisions of<\/p>\n
Rule 13(3), Item III (v) of the Army Rules, 1954. The discharge of the<\/p>\n
petitioner on administrative ground is dehors the claim of the petitioner<\/p>\n
for disability pension, he having been disabled while serving the nation.<\/p>\n
             In view of the above, this petition is allowed.\n<\/p>\n
             The respondents are directed to consider the case of the<\/p>\n
petitioner for grant of disability pension within 4 months of receipt of a<\/p>\n
certified copy of the order.\n<\/p>\n
May 11, 2009                                              ( AJAI LAMBA )\nKang                                                              JUDGE\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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