PARGAT SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 19.3.1998 (P-2) passed by the Officer Incharge Records - respondent No. 2, rejecting his claim for grant of disability pension on account of amputation of leg above knee suffered by him during his service in the army.

(2.) Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was enrolled as a Sepoy on 24.6.1994. He has come on leave to his home town. The Company in which he was serving, namely, Sikh Regiment had desired him to bring certain items for use by the Unit Personnel. Accordingly, he was to bring religious items like Karra (Steel Bangle), Kanga (Comb) etc. it is asserted that on 16.6.1996, when he was proceeding on his scooter after collecting those items, he met with an accident with a truck. On gaining consciousness, he found himself in Beas Hospital and thereafter he was shifted to Military Hospital, Jalandhar. He was then shifted to Pune where his one leg above knee has to be amputated. He remained hospitalised at Pune for about three months and then reported to his Unit at Ramgarh during November, 1996. He was boarded out of service on 27.3.1997. On account of his invalidation his case was taken up by respondent No. 2 as is evident from the letter dated 22.9.1997 (P-1) for grant of disability pension. However, the claim was declined by observing as under:

(3.) A copy of the sheet containing decision of the Medical Division (Pensions) attached to CCDA (P) Allahabad, is enclosed which is self explanatory.