1. Being aggrieved by the order of the Central Government dated 11.9.1998 refusing to grant freedom fighters pension, the petitioner has moved this Court in this writ application.

2. A grievance has been made that when the State Government, after repeated queries recommended the case to the Central Government for grant of such pension the concerned Government has no jurisdiction to refuse the same.

3. According to the petitioner he was convicted in G.R.Case No. 736/42 registered under Section 395 of the Penal Code read with Section 38(5) D.l.R. The petitioner remained absconded and continued his freedom movement from underground. Subsequently, pursuant to the decision of the Interim Government his case was dropped. In 1982 the petitioner filed an application for grant of freedom fighter pension and since then the State Government on verification of the case record recommended his case to the Central Government. By letter dated 5.7.1991 (Annexure-6) the Central Government asked the petitioner to submit certain papers in triplicate. He submitted his papers as required by the Central Government and thereafter also the concerned Government made further query by letter dated 25.