The claimant appealed refusal of his application for a police pension following an injury suffered, he claimed had occurred on police duty. He claimed to have suffered depression since he failed to be promoted. He said that they had wrongfully refused to refer his application for medical assessment.
Held: The statute was not to be interpreted in such a way as to give rise to an absurdity. It could not be for the medical referree to decide whether the injury arose in the course of duty.
Judges:
The Honourable Mr Justice McCombe
Citations:
[2003] EWHC 161 (Admin)
Links:
Statutes:
Police Pensions Regulations 1987 H5, Police Pensions Act 1976 1
Cited by:
Cited – Merseyside Police Authority v Police Medical Appeal Board and others Admn 23-Jan-2009
Two police officers had been granted additional retirement annuities on the basis that they had been injured in the execution of their duty. The chief constable denied this. A police officer who was on annual leave was injured whilst exercising the . .
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Updated: 07 June 2022; Ref: scu.179101