The petitioner challenges an order of the second respondent cancelling the State freedom fighters' pension awarded to him earlier in the year 1980-81.

2. The petitioner alleges in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition that he is a native of Pannaikadu village of Kodaikanal taluk, that he was imprisoned at the Central Jail at Madurai in the months from May to July 1941, that he took active part in the Satyagraha movement, and that he went underground for about 9 months during 1942-43. It is further alleged in the affidavit that he was awarded about 7 acres of land by the Collector of Madurai in the year 1950 itself for the sacrifices rendered by him for the freedom of our country. It seems that in the year 1981, he made an application to the first respondent for the grant of freedom fighters' pension-through the third respondent enclosing the co-prisoners certificate issued by one P. S. Velusamy Gowder certifying that the petitioner was in Central Jail, Madurai during the period from 8-5-1941 to 7-7-1941. After due enquiry, the petitioner was awarded freedom fighters pension by order dated 138-1981 and the petitioner has been receiving the said pension regul