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TMI Blog1983 (10) TMI 286X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... terim directions. Appeal was also placed on board for hearing and with consent of parties we proceed to dispose it of. 2. The appellant was employed in the Army and it is now not in dispute that he was injured in 1965 Indo-Pakistan conflict. He suffered a disability which is now assessed at 20%. 3. The Regulation 173 of Pension Regulations governing the Armed Forces personnel provides that unles ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oach on the question whether the appellant suffered injury in Indo-Pak Conflict meaning thereby while rendering active service on the war front. This is now concluded by reference to the records of medical report. The Army authorities were not well advised to take a stand which is not borne out by the record. 6. The second important fact that emerges from the report is that the disability is 20 p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ckward by fifteen years and reopen closed chapter. That may even prove harmful to the appellant. Therefore, we are considering the question of awarding disability pension to the appellant. 8. Yesterday we directed the respondents appearing through learned Counsel Shri Talukdar to compute the pension which the appellant would be entitled to receive commencing from April 1, 1968 on the basis that h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . In determining the relief we propose to attach importance to these aspects. 9. The computation submitted by Mr. Talukdar shows a meagre amount that the appellant would be entitled to by way of arrears and the pension to which he would be entitled in future. The appellant would certainly be entitled to interest and some compensation for the harassment as also the costs of litigation. Having kept ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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