No Expertise in Accounts Department to Overrule Medical Board's Decision on Disability Pension To Ex-Army Personnel : Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's decision to grant the disability element of disability pension to Ex-Hav and Hony Nb/Sub Raghbir Singh, ruling that the Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) has no authority to overrule the medical assessment of a Re-survey Medical Board (RSMB). The division bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Anand Sharma dismissed the Union of India’s petition, asserting that…