As per case facts, an ex-serviceman was granted disability pension after discharge, and following a Supreme Court judgment, sought broad banding and arrears. The Tribunal allowed it, leading to a ... reference to a Full Bench due to conflicting Orders on arrears payment duration. The Full Bench ruled that disability pension is a recurring right not subject to limitation. The Union of India appealed, seeking to restrict arrears to three years prior to application, while ex-servicemen sought full arrears from their discharge. The question arose whether disability pension arrears can be limited to three years before application. Finally, the Supreme Court ruled that the right to arrears crystalized after a prior judgment in 2014, and pension is a vested right. It noted the Union's policy to pay full arrears from specific dates (1996/2006). Depriving accrued arrears violates property rights. The Court dismissed Union's appeals, allowing ex-servicemen's appeals for full arrears from the specified dates with interest.