IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.3807 of 2005 Between: Shaik Nabi Saheb and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The Government of India, rep.by its Under Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.3807 of 2005 O R D E R: The petitioners question the orders of the Government of India, represented by its Under Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs dated 03.08.2004, 19.01.2004 in rejecting the claims of the petitioners for the grant of pension under Swatantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 on the ground that there is variation of the ages of the petitioners between what was indicated in their applications vis-à-vis report of the State Government was more than 10 years. A counter is filed stating that as per the guidelines issued in December 2002 the variation in age upto five years was permitted. These guidelines were further liberalized in April 2003 and it was decided to accept the variation in age upto 10 years, provided the applicant was 15 years of age in March 1947. As variation in age of the petitioners between what was indicated by them in their applications was more than 10 years, the cases of the petitioners were rightly rejected by the aforesaid orders. The petitioners have not questioned the guidelines. As long as the guidelines were in force, the variation of the age of the petitioners more than 10 years cannot be permitted. I do not see any infirmity legal or otherwise to interfere with the impugned orders. The writ petition is without any merit and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 24.02.2011 Dsr