The Supreme Court today upheld a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal which had held that arrears of broad-banding of disability pension have to be paid from January 1, 1996 or date of ...

It’s a new year, and there are new benefit amounts that take effect at the beginning of each year as well as basic pay adjustments for federal workers under the General Schedule and cost of living ...

The Union Budget delivered a shock to defence personnel receiving disability pension on superannuation — they will no longer be entitled t.

The amendment grants tax exemption on disability pension only where personnel are invalided out due to service-attributable disability. Superannuation or other retirements are expressly ...

The new policy in Union Budget 2026 creates two classes of disabled soldiers: those forced out early keep their wounds tax-free, while those who stayed and served are taxed for endurance.

Chennai: Army veterans in Chennai opposed the proposed restriction on tax exemption for disability pensioners in the Union ...

Former officers warn decision hurts morale and creates unequal classes of wounded personnel as only those invalided out retain tax exemption under new rules ...

The CAG report revealed a high number of military personnel, especially medical officers, receiving disability pensions. This ...

The Delhi High Court ruled in favor of a retired Air Force officer, stating that hypertension cannot be dismissed as a mere ...

The Union Budget proposal is not only constitutionally questionable but also strategically unwise, as it erodes the ...

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a person would be entitled to disability pension if his chronic disability was ...

Opponents of OPM's new proposed regulations raised concerns of the erosion of due process for federal employees, and the creation of conflicts of interest.