THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR Writ Petition No.9057 of 2025

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed to declare the action of the respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not granting pension to the petitioner under Swatantra Sainik Sanman Scheme, 1980 despite orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.2846 of 2008 dated 20.08.2008 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct respondents to sanction pension to the petitioner forthwith.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.N.V.R.Rajya Lakshmi, learned standing counsel for Mr.Gadi Praveen Kumar, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Mr.H.Rakesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Government of India had introduced a scheme on 15.08.1972 to sanction pension for freedom fighters, if they were not alive, to their family members. It is submitted that the father of petitioner has participated in freedom struggle, Hyderabad Liberation Movement and imprisoned in Central Prison, Warangal and expired in the year 1981. Thereafter, the mother of petitioner has filed application for grant of freedom fighter pension. However, the same has not been considered by the respondent authorities. Earlier, a writ petition has also been filed by mother of the petitioner in W.P.No.2846 of 2008 seeking for sanction of pension under SSSP scheme. The same has been disposed of with a direction to respondents to consider the application within a period of three months. However, the same has not been complied with by the respondent authorities. Thereafter, mother of petitioner also expired on 16.01.2012. Accordingly, petitioner herein has made representations on 02.09.2022 and 15.03.2025 for grant of freedom fighter pension. As there was no response, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Though various grounds are raised in the writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioners restricts his prayer seeking a direction to respondent authorities to dispose of the petitioners’

representation dated 15.03.2025 in a time bound period.

5. Learned standing counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4 submits that if the said representation is still pending for consideration, the respondent authorities may be directed to dispose of the petitioner’s representation, dated 15.03.2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

6. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel on either side and without going into the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities to dispose of the petitioner’s representation, dated 15.03.2025 and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and also give a fair opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and communicate the same to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly this writ petition is disposed of.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR, J.

Date: 10.04.2025 mrm