Union of India Th Secretary Goi Ministry of Defence New Delhi and Others v. Baldev Singh

ORDER (ORAL)

¶1The issue raised in all these petition is squarely covered by and fully answered by the Honb'le Supreme Court in case titled "Union of India and others Vs. Balakrishnan Mullikote", 2026 SC INSC 286 in Paragraphs 47 & 48 of the judgment (supra). It has been held that the Union of India, through the Ministry of Defence, shall determine the length of qualifying service in accordance with Paragraphs 9 & 18 of the Pension Regulations of 1961 & 2008 respectively, as well as Note 5 appended to the letter dated 30.10.1987 and, if upon determination of length of qualifying service, there remains a shortfall of one year or less, the respondents would be entitled to seek condonation of such deficiency for the purpose of pension eligibility in accordance with Paragraph 125 of the Pension Regulations, 1961, or Paragraph 44 of the Pension Regulations, 2008. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has also taken

note of its earlier verdict rendered in case titled "Union of India Vs. Surender Singh Parmar, (2015) 3 SCC 404."

¶2In view of the aforesaid, no further adjudication on the issues raised in these petitions is called for. These petitions are, accordingly, disposed of, being fully covered by the judgment of Balakrishnan Mullikote (supra) with a direction to the Union of India to process the cases of the respondents for the service element of the pension, strictly in compliance with the directions contained in the judgment of Balakrishnan Mullikote (supra).

¶3Let the needful be done within a period of six months from today.

(SANJAY PARIHAR) (SANJEEV KUMAR)

JUDGE

JUDGE Jammu:

01.04.2026 Shafqat

Whether the order is speaking : Whether the order is reportable :

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