1. A widow claiming herself to be wife of a deceased freedom fighter has invoked the extraordinary jurisdiction of this court, this Court, citing the inaction of the concerned respondent in granting her dependent pension under the Central Pension Sanman Scheme (hereinafter referred to as “the Scheme”).

2. Mr. Bhaskar Chandra Manna, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner’s husband was a freedom fighter who actively participated in the national freedom struggle and remained in jail custody for a period of more than five years. It is further submitted that this fact was certified by Basanta Kumar Das, a renowned freedom fighter. Despite this, no benefit under the Scheme was extended to the petitioner’s husband during his lifetime.

3. Mr. Manna submits that the petitioner’s husband pa