The Supreme Court, expressing strong displeasure over dragging retired personnel of the armed forces repeatedly in the court, criticized the Central Government and directed to formulate a clear policy on the subject.
Justice Abhay S. A bench of Oka and Justice Ujwal Bhuiyan said that there was no need to take the former military personnel who had received disabled pension from the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) to the Supreme Court. Describing this attitude as unfair, the court said that the government should have taken care of public vibrations and conscience before filing an appeal.
The bench questioned, “A soldier serves the country for 15-20 years, then for some reason he becomes disabled. If AFT has given a verdict in its favor, then why are such cases being brought to the Supreme Court again and again? ” The court instructed the central government in strict tone and said that a policy should be made on this subject as soon as possible so that the ex -servicemen can get relief from unnecessary cases.
The Supreme Court also said that “concocted appeals” are being filed by the government, which is not only wasting the time of the judiciary, but is also affecting the morale of the armed forces. The court warned the Center’s counsel that if the government did not make a proper policy, then unnecessary appeals would be fined in future.
The comment came during the hearing of the case in which the central government challenged a AFT decision. In this decision, a retired radio fitter was ordered to be given disability pension.
