Union of India Through Its Secretary & Ors v. SGT Girish Kumar & Ors
2026 INSC 111312 October 202610 min read
Supreme Court Clarifies Disability Pension Judgment Cannot Be Mechanically Applied to All Claims
The Supreme Court clarified that its earlier judgment granting disability pension with broad banding benefits to ex-servicemen cannot be mechanically applied to all claims, and each case must be decided on its own merits.
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- Case Name
- Union of India Through Its Secretary & Ors. v. SGT Girish Kumar & Ors.
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1113
- Bench
- Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe
- Date of Judgment
- October 12, 2026
- Area of Law
- Pension Law — Disability Pension — Broad Banding — Precedential Value of Judgments
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