CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCTS.(PEN.) vs S. BALACHANDRAN NAIR — C.A. No. 1646/1999

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed the Controller of Defence Accounts' appeal, holding that S. Balachandran Nair was not entitled to disability pension. The Medical Board had conclusively determined that Nair's anxiety neurosis was a constitutional disease unconnected with military service, and this expert opinion could not be overridden by the High Court's finding that stress from border posting caused the illness. However, the Court permitted Nair to retain disability pension already received, imposing no recovery order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.