High Court Declines Interference as Union of India Fails to Challenge Tribunal Order Granting Lifetime Invalid Pension to DSC Soldier: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court delivered an important judgment protecting the pensionary rights of armed forces personnel. The court refused to interfere with an order passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Kolkata Bench, which had granted invalid pension for life to a former Defence Service Corps soldier. The High Court made it clear that government circulars issued later in time cannot take away benefits that have already legally accrued to a…
