THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.12533 of 2005 ORDER: It appears, the husband of the petitioner was a freedom fighter having participated in Hyderabad Liberation Movement. On 12.12.1984, he submitted an application for Freedom Fighter’s pension and the Screening Committee constituted for the purpose of screening the applications submitted for the Freedom Fighters’ pension had recommended the case of the husband of the petitioner. However, during consideration of the said pension, the husband of the petitioner died on 18.06.1997, therefore, his wife, the petitioner herein, filed a fresh application along with requisite documents and the 1st respondent by its order dated 21.06.2004 sanctioned family pension to the petitioner commencing from 27.12.2002. The grievance of the petitioner is that she is entitled for arrears of pension from 12.12.1984, the day on which her husband had submitted the application for grant of pension, but the 1st respondent granted family pension with effect from 27.12.2002. Hence, this writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that before the pension could be granted, the husband of the petitioner died and the petitioner was sanctioned pension with effect from 27.12.2002. He further submits that though the arrears of pension from the date of application submitted by the husband of the petitioner are not paid, the respondents ought to have sanctioned family pension to the petitioner with effect from 18.06.1997, the date on which her husband expired. I am in agreement with the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and also the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition as under: “The respondents are directed to consider payment of arrears of family pension to the petitioner from 18.06.1997 and pass appropriate orders as per law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 08.02.2011 v v