IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD.

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.24557 of 2012 Date of Order: 13.03.2026 Between :

1. Manikonda Chiranjeevulu (Died)

and Another .… Petitioners.

And

1. Government of India, Rep. by its Under Secretary, and Another .… Respondents.

ORDER:

Heard Ms.P.V.V.B. Rajeswari, learned counsel representing Sri Kowturu Vinay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms.Haritha Kiran, learned Assistant Government Pleader representing the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent No.2.

2. This Writ Petition is filed seeking consideration of the petitioner’s claim for grant of pension under the Swatantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme – 1980 (for short ‘the Scheme’), pursuant to the re-verification report sent by respondent No.2 in the month of November, 2010.

3. At the time of filing of the Writ Petition, the petitioner No.1 was aged about 83 years. During pendency of the Writ Petition, since petitioner No.1 is deceased, petitioner No.2, his wife, is impleaded as his legal representative.

4. The brief facts of the case are that petitioner No.1 was a Freedom Fighter, fought against the Nizam Government for i