Most.Lakhpati Devi v. The Union Of India And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.1493 of 2012 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 8506 of 2008 ====================================================== Most. Lakhpati Devi W/O Late Panna Lal Gupta Resident Of Village And P.O. Arwal, P.S. Arwal, District Arwal.
.... .... Appellant
Versus
1. The Union Of India Through The Chief Secretary, Govt. Of India, Central Secretariat, New Delhi.
2. The Under Secretary, Govt. Of India, Ministry Of Home Affairs, Freedom Fighter Division, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi.
3. The State Of Bihar Through The Under Secretary, Freedom Fighter Division, Home Ministry, Old Secretariat, Patna. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant : Mr. Pawan Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Union of India : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Pandey, SCGC Mr. Ravinder Kumar Sharma, CGC For the State of Bihar : Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Pathak, SC7 Mr. Arun Kumar Prasad, AC to SC7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA) 13-07-2015 Petitioner's request for grant of freedom fighter pension has been rejected by the learned Single Judge of this Court under order dated 15.11.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 8506 of 2008 on the ground that her husband's similar request was refused in the year 1986.
2. It is submitted that after rejection of the request by the authorities in the year 1986 husband of the petitioner
Patna High Court LPA No.1493 of 2012 (3) dt.13-07-2015 2/2 approached the District forum. The forum also rejected his request in the year, 2006. One year prior thereto her husband died. After rejection of the request by the District forum in the year, 2006 the petitioner filed writ petition in this Court after two years i.e. in the year, 2008.
Under the circumstances, the learned Single Judge rightly did not interfere in this matter.
Accordingly, the letters patent appeal is dismissed. (V.N. Sinha, J) (Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) U Abhay/-