HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 22714 OF 2006 Friday, the Fourth Day of June, Two Thousand and Ten Between Smt. Poreddy Indira Petitioner AND Union of India, Rep. By its Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Loknayak Bhavan, (Hyderabad FF Cell), New Delhi and another Respondents ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed by Smt. Poreddy Indira, assailing action of the respondents in not considering her application for the grant of pension under Swatantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme pursuant to the documents submitted by her in response to Lr.No.112/6859/97-FF(HC) 2 dated 5.8.2005 Rule Nisi came to be issued on 03.11.2006. The first respondent filed counter affidavit. It is stated in the counter affidavit that claim of the petitioner has been considered and the same has been rejected under the proceedings dated 31.1.2007. The proceedings dated 31.1.2007 has been placed on record. The relevant portion of the proceedings dated 31.1.2007 is hereby reproduced, which reads as under: In view of the above, the claim of Smt. Poreddy Indira does not meet the eligibility criteria and evidentiary requirements of the Scheme. It is, therefore, regretted that it is not possible to accept her claim for grant of dependant family pension. Hence, the same is hereby rejected. The letter of even number dated 5.8.2005 is hereby withdrawn. Since the first respondent has considered the representation and passed appropriate orders, it is for the petitioner to question the said order. Hence, this writ petition is dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioner to question the proceedings No.112/6859/97-FF(HC) dated 31.1.2007 issued by the first respondent. No order as to costs. ____________________ B.Seshasayana Reddy, J. June 4, 2010 MAS