India, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Union government for its repeated practice of taking retired armed forces personnel and their families to court over disputes related to pensions and disability benefits. Expressing deep concern over the impact of such litigation on the morale of the armed forces, the bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Centre to consider framing a litigation policy to prevent unnecessary legal battles against veterans. The Supreme Court's anguish came while hearing an appeal filed by the Union of India against an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order in 2021 granting disability pension to a retired radio fitter.P11...