IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13498 of 2005 MOST.MAHALAKSHMI DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 4.2.2009 Heard counsel for the parties. The prayer of the writ petitioner is confined only to making actual payment of pension under Freedom Fighter Pension Scheme. There is no dispute that the petitioner is eligible for such payment and in fact from the counter affidavit of respondent no.6, District Magistrate, Begusarai, it is also clear that upon receipt of a direction of the State Government from the Home Special Department in its letter dated 29th May, 2006 the name of the petitioner has been included amongst the list of pensioner of Begusarai district. It also appears from Annexure ‘B’ that the Collector, Begusarai had directed the Block Development Officer, Shamho to make payment of arrears of pension from 18.12.1990 to 21.3.2006. The petitioner, however, submits that no such payment has been made and the reason for the same is that requisite fund for this purpose has not been released. 2 It is really unfortunate that a widow of a freedom fighter is being made to run for collecting her dues of pension, for which also, as indicated above, there is no dispute of any nature whatsoever. That being so, this Court would direct all the respondents to see that both arrears and current amount of pension to the petitioner is paid within a period of one month from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order, failing which the Home Secretary and the Collector, Begusarai would be held personally responsible for violation of this order. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/