HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23490 OF 2000 DATE:05-07-2006 Between: Syed Meer Mohammad S/o. Late Ibrahim, aged 67 years, Addl. Superintendent of Police (Retd.) R/o.2-2-25/8, Bondilipuram, Srikakulam town and District. .. Petitioner AND Union of India, Rep. by the Secretary, Home Ministry, Government of India, New Delhi & 5 others .. Respondents ORDER: The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking direction to the respondents to release award allowance to him at the rates prevailing from time to time as he obtained the President’s Police & Fire Services Medal for Gallantry with all arrears from the date of his retirement i.e., from 31-05-1995 along with all attendant benefits till the end of his life, and to direct respondents 1 and 5 to issue necessary permissible, complimentary Railway pass, declaring that non-release of any allowance for the gallantry award stated above after his retirement, and non-issue of railway complimentary pass in spite of abundant circumstantial evidence by insisting on production of the original documents as highly unjust and improper. 2. Heard the learned counsel for both sides. 3. A counter is filed on behalf of the Government stating that the petitioner was awarded the President’s Police and Fire Services Medal for Gallantry in the year 1971 and as per D.G.P. Office Memo No.207/NZ/070 he was paid Rs.90/- per month towards allowance till May 1995 and the same was also mentioned in the L.P.C. while forwarding the petitioner’s pension proposals to the Director General and Inspector General of Police, A.P., Hyderabad. A proposal was sent to the Accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad to release an amount of Rs.90/- per month with effect from 01-06-1995 to 31-07-1997, Rs.120/- per month with effect from 01-08-1997 to 05-12-1999 and Rs.450/- per month with effect from 06-12-1999 towards I.P.M. Gallantry Medal to the petitioner. As far as railway concession pass is concerned, it is also mentioned that the petitioner has to approach the nearest Divisional/Zonal Railway Head Quarters for issuance of the pass and he was requested to approach the nearest Divisional/Zonal Railway Manager vide Memo No.360/Stat1.4/99, dated 30-03-1998 of Director General and Inspector General of Police, A.P., Hyderabad. 4. In these circumstances, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. However, it is observed that in case the petitioner has approached the railway authorities concerned, they may take appropriate action with regard to issuance of railway concession pass to him as per his eligibility. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. __________________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J Date:05-07-2006. PV