Supreme Court Rules on 'War Injury Pension' Interpretation

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The Supreme Court directed the Union government to grant a 'war injury pension' to an Army veteran who developed an illness during his posting at Kargil. The court emphasized that the government must interpret its policies based on their plain wording rather than subjective intentions, preventing arbitrary or discriminatory outcomes.

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