IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1041 of 2009 SHRI RAMANAND SON OF LATE LAKH RAJ RAM, RESIDENT OF AGRICULTURE FARM, MITHAPUR PATNA-1, PRESENTLY LIVING AT MOHALLA ASHOK NAGAR ROAD NO.11 SHEELA BHAWAN, P.S. KANKARBAGH,DISTRICT- PATNA.. ………………… Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME ( PENSION CELL ) KHAN MARKET, LOK NAYAK BHAWAN, DELHI 2. THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS,JAISALAMAR HOUSE, MAN SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI. 3. THE STATE OF BIHAR……………………… RESPONDENTS ----------- FOR THE APPELLANT :- Mr. Vindh Keshri Kumar, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Vivek Kumar Advocate Mr. Vijay Kr. Sinha,Advocate FOR THE UNION OF INDIA:- Mr. Gopesh Kumar,C.G.C. FOR THE STATE :- Mr. Shishir Kr.,A.C. to GA-3 ------------- 4 22-2-2010 Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel appearing for the Union of India. By order dated 27th November, 2000 the appellant’s claim for award of Freedom Fighter pension has been rejected by the authority giving three reasons which have been extracted by the writ court in the order dated 22-1-2009 whereby writ petition bearing C.W.J.C., No. 6325 of 2001 has been dismissed. The writ court had considered the case of 2 the appellant ( writ petitioner ) and has held that the reasons indicated in the impugned order do not suffer from any error either factual or legal. One of the reasons indicated is that at the time of Quit India Movement in 1942 as per service book of the appellant he was aged only about eight years. Considering the discussions made in the judgment under appeal, we find no good reason to interfere in the matter and accordingly, we dismiss the appeal as one without any merit. There shall be no order as to costs. ( Shiva Kirti Singh,J) ( C. M. Prasad, J) Naresh