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Secretary, M/O Defence & Ors vs Ajit Singh on 6 May, 2009

"12.........In Secretary, Ministry of Defence and others Vs. Ajit Singh (2009) 7 SCC 328, the respondent-defence personnel suffered 20% disability due to an electric shock received by him while he was on casual leave and working in his house near a tube-well. Besides, the respondent had also not completed 10 years of service. The Hon'ble Supreme Court held that he was not entitled to disability pension, while setting aside the judgment of the High Court. It could be LPA No.304 of 2010 3 noticed in this case that he was on casual leave and therefore, he was entitled to be treated as on duty. He had an accident of an electric shock but that accident was when he was attending to an act inconsistent with an act of a person in Military Service. Although the facts given in the case are not full, we venture to believe that the shock in a bore-well was not for a domestic activity. It was an agricultural operation, which was inconsistent with Military Service.
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Lance Dafadar Joginder Singh vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 16 August, 1993

We believe that such a distinction exists, for the Hon'ble Supreme Court itself has in yet another case in Lance Dafadar, Joginder Singh Vs. Union of India and others 1995 (Sup) (3) SC 232 held in a case, where the petitioner, while serving in Army as Lance Dafadar sustained severe injuries in an accident during the time when he was on casual leave. The accident took place while boarding a train when he fell down from the train and suffered severe injuries. His right leg came under the wheels of the moving train and thus, he was crushed below the knee. In this case, the Army Personnel had at least the advantage of showing that he was going on casual leave and therefore, was on duty......"
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Ex Naik Krishan Kumar vs Union Of India And Others --Respondents on 26 October, 2009

3. Learned Single Judge upheld the claim of the respondent following earlier DB judgment of this Court in Ex.Naik Kishan Singh v. Union of India & others 2008(3) SLR 327, taking a view that if disability is suffered in an accident, which is beyond the control of the concerned person, he will be entitled to disability pension even if he was on leave.
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