HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI Contempt Case No.107 of 2009 ORDER: This Contempt case is filed alleging violation of the order of this Court dated 14.11.2006 in W.P.No.1607 of 2004 which was disposed of with the following directions “In view of the statements made by learned counsel for the parties, the Writ Petition is disposed of in the following terms: 1. the cases of petitioner Nos.1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 19, 21, 23, and 28 shall be reconsidered by the competent authority of Government of India and decided within a period of three months from today. 2. such of the petitioners, who are treated eligible and found entitled to receive pension under the 1980 Scheme shall be paid pension including the arrears, if any, from the date of their eligibility; and 3. the remaining petitioners are granted leave to withdraw their cause with liberty to file fresh applications for grant of pension under the 1980 scheme.” It is alleged in the contempt case that respondents failed to take any action in compliance with the above directions in spite of the legal notice dated 24.11.2008 got issued by the petitioners. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents stating that having considered the claims of the petitioners, by order dated 24.07.2008 pension was sanctioned to the Petitioner No.1. So far Petitioner Nos.2 and 9 are concerned, it has been decided to sanction pension provisionally and by letters dated 16.04.2009 they were asked to produce certain documents and as soon as the said documents are received, the pension will be sanctioned to them. The claims of the remaining petitioners except petitioner Nos.26 and 27 were found to be unacceptable and accordingly rejected and the same was also informed to them by separate letters dated 16.04.2009. So far as petitioner Nos.26 and 27 in writ petition i.e. petitioners 3 and 4 in the contempt case are concerned, it is stated that as there was no direction by this Court in their favour and the alleged contempt is unfounded and without any basis. It is further explained that on account of large scale complaints that several claims for freedom fighters pension are not genuine and false certificates are being produced in respect of the claims, the Government of Andhra Pradesh ordered the Vigilance and Enforcement Department to conduct detailed enquiries into the claims of freedom fighters in four districts of Karimnagar, Khammam, Nalgonda and Warangal. Accordingly, the Director of Vigilance and Enforcement submitted his enquiry report stating that several irregularities had taken place while recommending sanction of pension to freedom fighters. In the circumstances, a committee has been constituted to look into the whole matter and based on the recommendations of the said committee, it has been decided to reverify all the cases and scrutinize the result of the reverification by a committee of eminent freedom fighters so as to ensure that no fake claimant gets the pension and no genuine freedom fighter is overlooked. It is further stated that the delay in implementation of the order of this Court was neither intentional nor wanton, but the same was only for the reasons beyond the control of the respondents. Having heard the learned counsel for both the parties and having taken into consideration the version of the respondents in the counter affidavit, which stood unrebutted, no further enquiry is necessary in this contempt case. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed leaving it open to the respondents to complete the reverification proposed to be conducted as per the recommendations of the committee following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 04-11-2009 TJS