IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.479 of 2007 Kaushalya Kunwar Versus The Union Of India & Ors ----------- 3 15.7.2011 The petitioner prays for grant of Samman Pension ordinarily known as Freedom Fighter Pension under SSS Pension Scheme 1980 of the Central Government. The petitioner states that she is a widow of late Baijnath Singh, who was known freedom fighter of Nasriganj P.S. Area under old Sahabad District now falling within Rohtas district. She submits that her husband Baijnath Singh passed his matriculation examination in the year 1940. In the year 1942 her husband along with several others namely Ram Kishun Badhai, Ramashish Singh, Sriniwas Singh, Guru Prasad, Jagdish Deo and others were made an accused under sections 448 and 143 of the Indian Penal Code in G.R. No.1149 of 1942. In the trial, her husband was convicted for imprisonment up to six months. A copy of the General Register along with other information is annexed at Annexure-1. It is stated that after making enquiry and examining all the details, the State Government vide memo no.492/C dated 18.3.1991, on the basis of the recommendation made by the State Consultative Committee dated 15/16.2.1991, requested the Union of India to grant freedom fighters pension to late Baijnath Singh. Thereafter, the Union of India sent a letter to the petitioner to send the original copy of G.R. No.1149 through the State Government. 2 KHAN The petitioner informed the State Government that the original record of G.R. No.1149 of 1992 was available in the record of another freedom fighter namely Mohan Singh and as such he requested the State Government to send the original record of G.R. No.1149 of 1992 available in the record of Mohan Singh. Thereupon, the State Government along with its letter no.1298 dated 21.8.1991 addressed to the Union of India also served the copy of the original record of G.R. No.1149. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Governments erred as they tried to locate the name of Baijnath Singh as Kaushalaya Devi being wife of late Baijnath Singh. The Union of India has filed a counter affidavit wherein it has been stated that Samman Pension is granted to a person who fulfills the eligibility criteria. As the decision regarding grant/refusal of Samman Pension of the petitioner is pending before the Union of India, I direct the respondent authorities to pass an appropriate order in the matter within four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands dispose of. (S.P.Singh,J)