- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NOS.5062/2000, 5065/2000, 5092/2000, 5093/2000, 5094/2000, 5096/2000, 5095/2000 & 5097/2000 WRIT PETITION NO.5062/2000 Madhukar s/o Dattatraya Thosar, age 73 yrs., occu.agri., r/o Takarwan Tq.Majalgaon, at present Parbhani Kesapuri Tq. & Dist.Beed. ..Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRIT PETITION NO.5065/2000 - 2 - Shriram s/o Bapu Ghumare, age 74 yrs., occu.agri., r/o Mainda Tq. & Dist.Beed. ..Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRIT PETITION NO.5092/2000 Shri Mohan Narayan Sharma, age 72 yrs., occu.nil, r/o Beed. Tq.Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. - 3 - Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRIT PETITION NO.5093/2000 Shri Sudhakar Vitthalrao Kulkarni, age 69 yrs., occu.nil, r/o Yevta Tq.Kaij Dist.Beed. ..Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRIT PETITION NO.5094/2000 Shri Bhagirath Bajrang Karva, age 69 yrs., occu.nil r/o N.Rajuri Tq.Beed Dist.Beed. ..Petitioner.. Versus - 4 - 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRIT PETITION NO.5096/2000 Smt.Yashodabai Laxmanrao Kulkarni, age 65 yrs., occu.nil r/o Dongarkinhi Tq.Patoda Dist.Beed. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - 5 - WRIT PETITION NO.5095/2000 Shri Rangnath Bapurao Mhetre, age 72 yrs., occu.nil r/o N.Rajuri Tq.Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRIT PETITION NO.5097/2000 Shri Anant Trimbak Joshi, age 72 yrs., occu.nil r/o N.Rajuri Tq.Beed Dist.Beed. ..Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Secretary of General Administration Department, Freedom Fighter Division, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 3] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. ..Respondents.. - 6 - Shri C.V. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. For respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE: 02.08.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Gavai, J.): 1] Heard counsel for the parties. 2] By way of present petitions, the petitioners are claiming benefit under the Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme framed by the State of Maharashtra. 3] Shri C.V. Thombre, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that when the petitioners had produced warrant in support of their contention that they had participated in the Hyderabad Liberation Movement, there was no reason to deny their claims. 4] In the present cases, the District level Gaurav Committee, which consists of eminent freedom fighters from the District, had itself found that the claims of the petitioners were doubtful and, therefore, not recommended the cases of these petitioners. Apart from that, the review committee, which was appointed in - 7 - pursuance to the directions of the Apex Court has also found that the warrants on which the petitioners rely are not genuine. 5] In that view of the matter, no case is made out for interference. The writ petitions are dismissed. Rule discharged. No order as to costs. In view of above, Civil Applications Nos.8242/2008, 7568/2005 & 8243/2008 do not survive and disposed of as such. (S.V. Gangapurwala, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) ndk/c28109