IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 21423 of 2008. Date of Decision: 30th March, 2009. Surjit Singh ....Petitioner through Mr. Rajeev Anand, Advocate Versus Union of India & Ors. ...Respondent through Ms. Renu Bala, Advocate. Mr. G.S.Attariwala, Addl.AG, Punjab. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL) The petitioner seeks a direction to Union of India for the grant of Swantarta Sainik Samman Pension under the Swantarta Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980. The petitioner is stated to have participated in the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned in Central Jail, Lahore from 20.10.1942 to 15.8.1943. After verification of the petitioner's credentials and claim, the State of Punjab has already granted him the State pension admissible to the Freedom Fighters. Earlier, the petitioner was granted provisional pension by the Union of India also but the same has been stopped on the basis of a criminal case registered against some other persons, who had allegedly secured the pension on the strength of fake documents. According to the petitioner, he has no concern whatsoever with the said criminal case. Notice of motion was issued and in response thereto, reply/affidavit has been filed by the Union of India. It appears from the stand taken on behalf of the Union of India that the record of the petitioner's pension case has also been handed-over to the Central Bureau of Investigation along with record of other pensioners and the same is still lying with the said Agency. In other words, the stand taken by the Union of India is that in the absence of the record, the claim of the petitioner can not be verified or re-considered. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the fact that the respondents are not averse to reconsider the petitioner's claim, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to furnish all the necessary documents/information pertaining to his participation in the Quit India Movement, whatever is in his custody, to the Union of India within a period of one month. Similarly, the State of Punjab is directed to send duly attested copies of its original record, on the basis of which the State pension has been granted to the petitioner, to Union of India within a period of two months. The Union of India shall thereafter re-consider the matter and take appropriate decision, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such records. Disposed of. Dasti. March 30, 2009. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE