THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.282 of 2010 DATE:19.01.2010 Between: Ravuri Mahalaxmi .... Petitioner and The Dy. Secretary, Freedom Figheters Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi and others .... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.282 of 2010 ORDER: According to the petitioner, her husband submitted an application to the 1st respondent in a prescribed proforma on 23.07.1981 for grant of Freedom Fighters' Pension stating that he has participated in the Nizam freedom movement under the guidance and leadership of Vastavai border camp-in- charge headed by the eminent freedom figher Sri Ravella janakiramaiah, during the year 1947-48, and the said application was numbered as File No.112/1376/85-FF(HC). Subsequently, the Hyderabad Special Screening Committee recommended for grant of pension to her husband, in the year 1997. Pursuant thereto, the 1st respondent referred her husband's case to respondents 2 and 3 for submission of verification and entitlement report. Later on, as per the directions of the 3rd respondent, her husband has attended the enquiry before him and submitted all the required documents. While things stood thus, her husband died on 01.01.2001. Thereafter, the 2nd respondent submitted her husband's verification and entitlement report dated 17.04.2003 furnished by the 3rd respondent to the 1st respondent for grant of Freedom Fighters' Pension to her. Though initially the 1st respondent refused to grant pension on the ground that the border camp is not recognised one, later sought for fresh verification and entitlement report. Accordingly, the 3rd respondent submitted her husband's verification report to the 2nd respondent on 04.12.2008. But however, as no orders have yet been passed, she approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard both the learned counsel. 3. During the course of arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing counsel for Central Government have submitted that in similar matters, this Court directed the respondents to complete the verification within two months and forward the same to the authorities concerned. In the light of the same and taking into consideration the fact that the the 3rd respondent has already submitted the verification report of the husband of the petitioner to the 2nd respondent on 04.12.2008 with a copy to the 1st respondent seeking necessary action, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the verification and entitlement report of the petitioner's husband submitted by the 3rd respondent in proceedings Rc.No.C6/979/07 dated 04.12.2008 and pass approriate orders thereon, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 19th January, 2010 Note:Furnish C.C.by two days. (b/o) cbs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.282 of 2010 (Disposed of) 19th January, 2010 Note:Furnish C.C.by two days. (b/o) cbs