1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6548 OF 2008 Appasaheb Deoji Mahadik .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India and another .. .. Respondents Shri D. R. Jaybhar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri Alok Sharma, Standing Council for Union of India. CORAM : A. P. DESHPANDE & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 10TH FEBRUARY, 2010. ORAL ORDER [ PER A. P. DESHPANDE, J. ] : 01. By this petition, the petitioner is seeking directions against the Union of India to consider the petitioner's application claiming Freedom Fighters Pension. Perusal of the application dated 28th April, 2008, reveals that cryptic application, which is not in prescribed form is moved by as many as 11 persons claiming pension. 02. At the outset learned Assistant Solicitor General raises an objection to the maintainability of the petition and points out 2 procedure prescribed for claiming Swatantrata Sainik Sanman Pension under the scheme of the year 1980. The procedure as prescribed in Clause 3, postulates that a person desirous of claiming Swatantrata Sainik Sanman Pension need to apply in duplicate on the prescribed application form. The application, duly filled in and supported with the required documents as proof of claim of suffering should be sent to the Chief Secretary of the State Government and the copy thereof should be sent to the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India as an advance copy. 03. It is clarified that the claims can only be processed by the Central Government only on receipt of verification of entitlement to pension report from the State Government. In the present case, it is pointed out that the petitioner's application is neither in form, nor it is moved as prescribed under Clause 3. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to make appropriate application in adherence to the procedure prescribed for claiming Swatantratra Sainik Sanman Pension, under the scheme of the year 1980. Allowed to be withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. The petition is disposed of. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ A. P. DESHPANDE, J.] bsb/Feb. 2010