IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7969 of 2009 Mostt. Ram Sakhi Devi, W/o Late Jagdish Shao (Freedom Fighter), resident of Mohalla-Kumhartoli ( Satgharwa), P.O.+ P.S.-Kankarbagh, District-Patna (Bihar). ……..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Depatt. of Home (Special), Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Patna. 3. The Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of New Delhi, Home Affairs, Freedom Fighter Cell. 4. The Accountant General ( A &E) Jharkhand at Ranchi. 5. The Senior Accounts Officer, in the office of Accountant General (A & E) Jharkhand, Ranchi. 6. The Treasury Office, Patna. 7. Sri Anant Kishore Lal Das, Advocate, Patna High Court C/o Hanumant Cottage, South Shivpuri, Road No.1, Patna-20. …..Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Parmeshwar Vishwakarma, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Central Government: Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate. --------- 02/ 26.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed for restraining the respondents from stoppage of freedom fighter pension to the petitioner who is widow of the freedom fighter but is not being given the said Freedom Fighter Samman of Rs.2,000/-. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that proper authority is the District Magistrate, Patna and hence he wants to withdraw this writ petition with a liberty to file a representation before the said authority. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner. However, if the petitioner files a - 2 - representation before the District Magistrate, Patna within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order, the authority concerned must dispose it of in accordance with law on its merit within three months thereafter. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)