20% se kam divyangta par bhi milegi Sainik Pension: High Court ka bada faisla

Yeh mamla Lt Col Amrita ka tha, jinhe service ke dauran 'Pleuro Pulmonary Tuberculosis' (TB) ki bimari hui thi. Medical Board ne unki divyangta (disability) 15-19% aanki thi aur isi aadhar par unhe service se hata diya gaya (Invalided Out).

Kendra Sarkar ne tark diya tha ki Pension Rules ke mutabiq, pension ke liye kam se kam 20% disability honi chahiye. Lekin High Court ne is dalil ko kharij kar diya. Court ne kaha ki agar kisi ko uski bimari ki wajah se service se nikala ja raha hai, toh yeh maan liya jayega ki uski disability kam se kam 20% hai, kyunki agar kam hoti toh woh service jari rakh sakta tha.

Kisko milega iska Benefit? (Eligibility)​

Is faisle se un sabhi sainiko (Army, Navy, Air Force) ko fayda ho sakta hai jo niche di gayi sharto ko pura karte hain:

1. Invalided Out: Jinhe unki medical condition ki wajah se jabran service se bahar kiya gaya ho (normal retirement ya voluntary retirement wale isme shamil nahi hain, jab tak ki unki disability discharge ke waqt record na ho).
2. Attributable to Service: Disability aisi honi chahiye jo military service ki wajah se hui ho ya service ke kaaran badh gayi ho (Attributable to or Aggravated by service - A/A).
3. Low Percentage: Jin sainiko ki disability 20% se kam (jaise 1% se 19% tak) aanki gayi thi aur isi wajah se unhe pension dene se mana kar diya gaya tha.

Official Policies aur Rounding Off Rule​

Sarkar aur Court ke niyam is prakar hain:

• Broad-banding Rule (Rounding Off): Supreme Court ke Union of India vs Ram Avtar (2014) faisle ke mutabiq, agar kisi ki disability 20% se 49% ke beech hai, toh use calculate karte waqt 50% mana jayega.
• Sukhvinder Singh Case (2014): Supreme Court ne pahle hi kaha tha ki agar koi "Invalided Out" hota hai, toh uski disability ko 20% se kam nahi mana ja sakta.
• Current Update: High Court ne isi purane kanoon ko Lt Col Amrita ke case me phir se sahi thahraya hai aur 15-19% disability ko 50% round-off karke pension dene ka aadesh diya hai.

Benefits Kaise Len?​

Agar koi veteran is category me aata hai, toh woh:

1. Apne Release Medical Board (RMB) ya Invalidating Medical Board (IMB) ke documents check kare.
2. Check kare ki kya medical board ne disability ko "Attributable to or Aggravated by Service" (A/A) mana hai.
3. Agar A/A hai aur disability 20% se kam hai, toh woh Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) me is High Court ke order ka hawala dekar apna case file kar sakte hain.

Nishkarsh: Yeh faisla un hazaron ex-servicemen ke liye umeed ki kiran hai jinhe kam percentage ke naam par disability pension se vanchit rakha gaya tha. Ab woh 50% disability element ke saath pension ke haqdar honge.