HARI CHAND Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) EX -Sepoy Hari Chand has filed the present writ petition under Articles 226/ of the Constitution of India and has made a prayer that the order vide which his disability pension was discontinued w.e.f. August, 1999, passed by the respondents, be quashed and directions be given to the respondents to release him the benefit of disability pension w.e.f. August, 1999.

(2.) THE case set up by the petitioner is that he was born in the year 1941 and was enrolled in the Indian Army on 17.9.1965 in EME. He was technically qualified and was assigned the trade of Turner/Welder. He was discharged from the Army on 27.8.1970 on account of medical disability to the following effect : -

(3.) I have heard Mr. T.S. Dhindsa, Advocate on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advocate on behalf of the Union of India and with their assistance have gone through the records of the case.