LONDON: Retired Gurkha soldiers have lost their latest court battle with Britain's military over their army pensions.
The former soldiers from Nepal had challenged a High Court ruling earlier this year that rejected their bid to be paid the same pensions as military personnel from Britain.
The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision on Wednesday.
The British Gurkha Welfare Society says about 25,000 Gurkhas who retired before 2007 are not eligible for pension payments equal to their U.K.-based counterparts.
They were paid about a third of the monthly pensions given to U.K. soldiers because they were recruited from Nepal and stationed in the Far East.
The Gurkhas said they are considering taking the case to European courts.
The former soldiers from Nepal had challenged a High Court ruling earlier this year that rejected their bid to be paid the same pensions as military personnel from Britain.
The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision on Wednesday.
The British Gurkha Welfare Society says about 25,000 Gurkhas who retired before 2007 are not eligible for pension payments equal to their U.K.-based counterparts.
They were paid about a third of the monthly pensions given to U.K. soldiers because they were recruited from Nepal and stationed in the Far East.
The Gurkhas said they are considering taking the case to European courts.
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