R.Krishnan, v. Union Of India, Represented By Its

W.M.P.No.14800 of 2020 in W.P.No.11395 of 2014 R.SURESH KUMAR, J.

This petition has been filed to implead or substitute the proposed party K.Seeniammal, wife of late R.Krishnan, who is none other than the widow of the deceased petitioner R.Krishnan, who filed the main writ petition seeking freedom fighters pension. 2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.G.Karthikeyan, learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing for the respondent.

3.The learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing for the respondent would submit that, under the SSS scheme of the Central Government, there is no scope for legal heir to make an application to get SSS pension and in this context, it would be a futile exercise on the part of the widow / the proposed party to implead herself to pursuing the writ petition.

4.Be that as it may, the merits of the case can very well be gone into in the main writ petition, for which, the legal heir of the petitioner,

who is no more, has to be impleaded. Therefore, the widow, being the legal heir of the deceased petitioner/freedom fighter, can very well be impleaded.

5.Accordingly, this petition is allowed. The Registry is directed to carry out the amendment. If counter is not so far filed by the respondent Central Government, they can do so during next hearing. 6.Post the matter on 23.11.2020.

28.10.2020 Sgl

R.SURESH KUMAR, J.

Sgl W.M.P.No.14800 of 2020 in W.P.No.11395 of 2014 28.10.2020