Only National Freedom Fighters Eligible For Benefits Under Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, Not Militancy Fighters: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently held that individuals who fought against militancy do not meet the criteria for pension under the Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme. Justice Sanjay Dhar explained that the said pension scheme is particularly designed to honour those who actively participated in the National Freedom Struggle as prescribed in the SSA Pension...