In Brief
An ex-Havildar of the Indian Army suffered a stroke during extended service tenure and was discharged after being placed in permanent low medical category (80% disability). Although the disability was not attributable to military service, he was granted disability pension under pension regulations. He later claimed ex-gratia compensation of Rs 9 lakhs under a 2011 government policy. The Supreme Court held that while disability pension was correctly awarded under a deeming fiction in the regulations, ex-gratia compensation requires disability to be attributable to military service. Since his discharge occurred under extension tenure rules (not due to service-attributable disability), he did not qualify for ex-gratia compensation. The appeal was dismissed.
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