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Delhi HC upholds order on soldiers' disability: ‘While we sip cappuccinos….'
The court underscored in an order that soldiers defend the country often in harsh and inhospitable conditions.
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 08:41 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Shivam Pratap Singh
Draw up litigation policy for forces or face fines, govt told
A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan also warned that if the government failed to take corrective action, the court would start imposing fines on frivolous appeals.
Published on Jan 31, 2025 08:20 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Don’t drag armed forces personnel in unnecessary legal battles: SC
The SC bench called for a policy intervention, stressing that personnel who have served the nation should not be subjected to unnecessary legal battles.
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 08:30 AM IST
Trans person struggles to receive disability benefits
Orphaned decades ago, Rubi, who goes by a single name, survived by begging at traffic signals but in recent years, a burden of tuberculosis and asthma severely affected their health.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Ridhima Gupta
Injury sustained beyond duty hours qualifies for disability benefits: HC
The bench was hearing a writ petition filed by the defence ministry and the army against a verdict of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) wherein the tribunal had granted disability pension to Tara Singh of the Defence Security Corps who sustained 30% lifelong disability
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 08:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
HC allows disability pension to diabetic former army man
The court dismissed a plea filed by the central government seeking directions to set aside the orders passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal here, which had allowed the claim for the grant of disability pension by a former soldier
Updated on Nov 03, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Chandigarh
Now, thalassaemia, haemophilia patients in Haryana to get monthly pension of ₹3,000
The Cabinet approved the inclusion of thalassaemia and haemophilia in the notification for Haryana Divyang Pension Rules, 2016, to extend disability pension benefits to such patients.
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 09:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
New disability pension rules to boost efficiency: CDS Chauhan
The revisions come after concerns were raised about the grant of disability pension and its calculation.
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 02:31 AM IST
Rahul Singh
New disability pension rules to protect genuine interests, boost efficiency: CDS
Chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said the new disability rules do not alter the emoluments of war widows, family pensioners or veterans
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 10:09 PM IST
Resolve ex-servicemen grievances: Harsimrat Badal writes to Rajnath
In a letter to the defence minister, the Bathinda MP said she had received memorandums from the Sainik Welfare Ekta Society and the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Organisation, who had been protesting continuously in favour of their demands since February 20 and appealed to the defence minister to resolve them at the earliest
Updated on Jul 01, 2023 01:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Row over disability pension may soon take a legal turn
Lieutenant Col Bakshi has claimed the comments of the former Adjutant General has caused “irreparable damage” to his reputation as a disabled soldier, a disability pensioner and an upright military veteran and model citizen.
Updated on Nov 07, 2019 02:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Government to roll back tax on disability pension for forces
Disability pensions in the Indian armed forces will continue to be exempt from tax, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has conveyed to senior government officials, effectively rolling back a recent order that brought the provision in the tax net.
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 05:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Kumar Uttam
Army chief Rawat fights misuse of disability pension
As a young company commander in the Uri sector, Gen Rawat had his ankle smashed by a huge boulder. Then, as Commander of III Corps, he dislocated his vertebra. He wears a wound medal on his chest, but has no intention of either taking disability pension or the accompanying tax benefits.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 08:42 AM IST
New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
Row after Army says disability pension to be taxed to stop exploitation
A medical downgrade entitles a soldier to better retirement benefits. On average for the same rank, a disability pension can be 20 to 50% more than a normal one, plus tax exemption.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Pension with disability benefits for soldiers who served full term to be taxed
Granting such income tax exemptions date back to 1922 and were among the incentives the British offered to make military services lucrative for Indians.
Updated on Jun 26, 2019 05:03 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Disability pension no longer tax free for soldiers who serve full tenure
Currently, both the disability pension and pension of soldiers are exempt from income tax.
Updated on Jun 25, 2019 11:25 PM IST
New Delhi | Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Scores of elderly, differently abled voters come out to make voices heard
Sarijna was among the several differently abled voters who came out in the scorching heat to vote and make their voices hear.
Updated on May 13, 2019 08:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | HT Correspondent
Army chief warns soldiers who fake disability to earn extra pension
General Bipin Rawat said that people should not consider the Indian Army just an employment opportunity. “People should remove this misconception, if you want to join the Indian Army then you have to be mentally and physically strong, you need to have strong will power and the strength to face difficult situations and find a way when there is none, only then can you truly be called an Indian Army jawan.”
Updated on Dec 14, 2018 05:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Shivani S
Three arrested in social security pension scam
Officials of cyber cell, Bhopal, said they have zeroed in on four persons, all of them from Rewa. Three have been arrested, while the fourth accused, the person who arranged for the data, is still absconding.
Published on Apr 13, 2018 09:19 PM IST
Shruti Tomar and Punya Priya Mitra, Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent