Union Of India Through Its Secretary vs Sgt Girish Kumar And Ors

Union Of India Through Its Secretary vs Sgt Girish Kumar And Ors on 12 October, 2026 Author: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Bench: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION 2026 INSC 1113 MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 2026 (@ DIARY NO. 43523 OF 2026) IN CIVIL APPEAL NO. 6820 OF 2018 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS. ... APPLICANTS VERSUS SGT GIRISH KUMAR AND ORS. ... RESPONDENTS ORDER 1. Delay condoned. 2. This Miscellaneous Application is filed by the Union of India, seeking clarification of the common judgment dated 12.02.2026 passed in C.A. Nos.6820-6824 of 2018 (Union of India Through Its Secretary & Ors. v. SGT Girish Kumar & Ors.) (‘the common judgment’) by which this Court dismissed the appeals preferred by Union of India and allowed the appeals preferred by the ex- servicemen. By the common judgment, ex-servicemen were held entitled to disability pension, including the benefit of broad banding w.e.f. 01.01.1996 or 01.01.2006, as the case may be, along with interest at the rate of 6 % per annum. The objections of the applicant founded on limitation, delay and laches were not Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by BORRA LM VALLI Date: 2026.10.12 16:43:11 IST accepted. Reason: 3. Mrs. Archana Pathak Dave, learned Additional Solicitor General, 1  submitted that in the batch of appeals decided by this Court vide common judgment, the entitlement of Ex-Servicemen to the disability element of the pension was never in dispute. It was contended that the ex-servicemen in the aforesaid batch of appeals were already in receipt of disa…