1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:24.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN WP(MD)No.3446 of 2011 and MP(MD)No.1 of 2011 T.Kalliammal :Petitioner -Vs- 1.The Government of India, Rep by its Secretary, Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters Division, Loknayak Bhavan, New Delhi 100 011. 2.The Secretary to Government, Public (Political Pension I), Department, Secretariat, Fort.St.George, Chennai 9. 3.The District Collector, Collector Office, Madurai District. :Respondents PRAYER:Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to grant Swadantrata Sainik Samman Pension to this petitioner with all benefits and arrears from 02.07.1981. For Petitioner : Mr.K.P.S.Palanivel Rajan For Respondent No.1 : Mr.K.K.Senthilvelan Assistant Solicitor General of India For Respondents 2&3 : Mr.K.Balasubramanian Additional Government Pleader ORDER Mr.K.K.Senthilvelan, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India, takes notice on behalf of the first respondent. Mr.K.Balasubramanian, learned Additional Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of respondents 2 and 3. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2.The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the first respondent to grant Swadantrata Sainik Samman Pension to her with all benefits and arrears from 02.07.1981. 3.It is the case of the petitioner that her husband late A.Thirupathi had participated in the Quit India Movement. Her husband was arrested and imprisoned at Alipuram Camp Jail, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Bellary from 1942 to 1943. The first respondent, in order to honour the persons, who have participated and sacrificed their life for the country, had granted pension to the freedom fighters and after their life time, to their legal heirs. Therefore, the petitioner applied for Swadantrata Sainik Samman Pension. 4.The second respondent had granted freedom fighters pension, by proceeding dated 02.07.1981 to her husband. During the life time of her husband, he had sent numerous representations to the first respondent, requesting him to sanction Central Government pension. But, however, the same was not considered. The petitioner also sent a representation and the same was not considered so far. Therefore, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present Writ Petition for the reliefs stated earlier. 5.Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the petitioner to send a copy of the representation dated 19.02.2011 to the second respondent and also to the first respondent, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on receipt of the same, the second respondent is directed to forward the representation of the petitioner along with the proposal to the first respondent, within a period of fifteen days thereafter. On receipt of the same, the first respondent is directed to consider the claim of the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks thereafter. 6.The Writ Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) / TRUE COPY / Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Secretary, The Government of India, Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters Division, Loknayak Bhavan, New Delhi 100 011. 2.The Secretary to Government, Public (Political Pension I), Department, Secretariat, Fort.St.George, Chennai 9. 3.The District Collector, Collector Office, Madurai District. +1CC to The Special Government Pleader. SR.No.8304. SML ORDER MADE IN WP(MD)No.3446 of 2011 RP/30.03.2011/2P/5C. Dated:- 24.03.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/