HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.25812 OF 2005 Between: N.Ramaswamy . . .Petitioner AND Union of India and others . . .Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the petitioner : None Dated: 27th June, 2007 In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “………..it is prayed that the Hon’ble High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction or issue an appropriate writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus (i) directing the respondents herein to issue the duplicate P.P.O. (Pension Payment Order) to the petitioner herein vide P.P.O.NO.MHAFF.0308499 and sanction the freedom fighter’s pension from the date of its sanction i.e. 13.1.2003 to till the date of realization and further direct them to pay the same for every month; (ii) declare the said action of respondents in not issuing the duplicate P.P.O. and not sanctioning the freedom fighter pension is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 of the Constitution of India, and against the policy of Govt. of India for sanction of freedom fighter pension…….” Since no one has appeared for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition in default, WPMP.No.33186 of 2005 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ 27th June, 2007 kvni