HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.8056 OF 2004 Between: K. Rajender Reddy and seven others … Petitioners AND Union of India, Rep., by its Under Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters Division, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi … Respondent :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the petitioners : None Counsel for the respondent : Shri A. Rajasekhar Reddy, Assistant Solicitor General June 20, 2007 In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble court in the interest of justice be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent in not granting pension to the Petitioners from the date of receipt of their applications under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, as arbitrary, illegal, for extraneous consideration and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and to issue a consequential direction to the Respondent to grant pension to the Petitioners with effect from the date of receipt of applications forthwith under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme”. Since no one has appeared for the petitioners, it is reasonable to presume that they are not interested in prosecuting their cause. With the above observation, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition in default, WPMP No. 10481 of 2004 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ June 20, 2007 ks