ORDER :

Heard Mr. Kadaru Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. G.Praveen Kumar, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing on behalf of respondents 1 and 2 and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of respondents 3 and 4.

2. This Writ Petition is filed to issue a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the 2nd respondent in rejection of pension to the petitioner vide orders dated 10.06.2020 in File No:52/CC/1/2018-FF (HC-C) in pursuance to para 1.5 of the Freedom Fighters Pension, Revised Policy Guidelines, dated 06.08.2014 as illegal, arbitrary and against the Article 14 of Constitution of India and principles of natural justice and violation of Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme, 1972 and the Swatantra Sainik Sanman Pension Scheme, 1980 and against the judgments passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in similar matters and consequently, direct the 2nd respondent to sanction the pension considering the application in File no. 112/944/97 and representations of the petitioner dated 22.06.2005, 25.09.2017 in favour of petitioner as dependant of Late G. Gopal Rao.

3. The case of the Petitioner as per the averments made by the