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Mahender Pal Singh vs Director General, C.R.P.F. on 18 July, 2002 cites

Lance Dafadar Joginder Singh vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 16 August, 1993

The decision rendered by the Supreme Court in Joginder Singh (supra) does not help the petitioner. In that case the appellant was serving int he regular Army. While proceeding on causal leave to his home in District Faridkot (Punjab), he met with an accident as result of which his right leg was amputated. due to the disability acquired by him he was discharged from Army. Keeping in view the fact that the appellant was on casual leave and the accident took place while the appellant was proceeding to his home town in District Faridkot, the Supreme Court held that the appellant though on casual leave is to be treated as on duty and the injury was sustained while performing duty. In the circumstances, the Supreme Court directed grant of disability pension to the appellant Lance Dafadar Joginder Singh.
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Madan Singh Shekhawat vs Union Of India & Ors on 17 August, 1999

The petitioner also relied upon the decision of Madan Singh Shekhawat v. Union of India and Ors., , wherein the Supreme Court in some what similar fact situation directed grant of disability pension to an army personnel who sustained injury on account of an accident while alighting from train at Didwara Railway Station consequent to while his hand was amputated. At the time of the accident was on authorised casual leave. Again keeping in view the peculiar facts of the case, the Supreme Court held that any army personnel meeting with an accident while he was home bound on authorised casual leave must be treated as on duty in accordance with Rule 48 of the defense Services Regulation. Both the decisions do not advance the case of the petitioner. They turn on their own fact situation.
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