The Army veteran’s counsel submitted that when the respondent was relieved from service, the medical board had assessed his disability at 30% for life. (Image generated using AI) Punjab and Haryana High Court news: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the Union of India, ruling that armed forces personnel discharged due to disabilities attributable to military service are entitled to the service element of their disability pension , even if they have not completed the 15-year minimum service period. A bench of Justices Harsimran Singh Sethi and Deepak Manchanda was dealing with a plea of the Centre challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order, which directed the government to grant the service element of disability pension who had served for approximately nine years. Justices Harsimran Singh Sethi and Deepak Manchanda stated that the said question of law was already decided in a matter by the Supreme Court.…