HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE Writ Petition No. 21616 of 2000 Between: Konda Mallaiah ..Petitioner And Union of India, Represented by its Deputy Secretary to Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters’ Division, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi and another. ..Respondents. :ORDER: Counsel for the petitioner : Shri J. Aswini Kumar for Shri Y. Rama Rao Counsel for respondent No.1 : Shri A. Rajashekar Reddy, Assistant Solicitor General Counsel for respondent No.2: : Government Pleader for Revenue. October 10, 2006: In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for issue of a direction to the respondents to sanction pension to him under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 (for short ‘the 1980 Scheme’). Learned counsel for the petitioner says that during the pendency of the writ petition, his client’s claim has been rejected by communication dated 04-9-2006 and, therefore, he may be permitted to withdraw the petition with liberty to file fresh petition. Learned counsel for the respondents say that they do not have any objection. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ 10-10-2006 pvks