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Court orders pension for Hyderabad freedom
fighter
Friday February 22, 2013 11:03:49 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday asked the
government to grant a freedom fighter's pension to a man who
participated in the struggle against the Nizam's government during
the British rule.
Justice Valmiki J. Mehta allowed the petition of Pratapani
Muthaiah seeking pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Sanman
Pension Scheme, as his case was approved by the Hyderabad Special
Screening Committee since he complied with all the terms and
conditions of the scheme.
The court also ordered that Muthaiah will be entitled to all the
arrears from the date of his making the application of pension. He
will also be entitled of interest at 6 percent per annum from the
date of filing of the case till the time the arrears of pension
are paid.
"It is an undisputed position that the petitioner's case was
recommended by the Hyderabad Special Screening Committee for grant
of pension... Considering the fact that the respondent (centre) is
not disputing that the petitioner did apply under the scheme, he
was qualified under this scheme and therefore this case was proved
by the Screening Committee, is sufficient to allow the present
writ petition," the court said.
"Particularly the fact that the petitioner's case was approved by
the Hyderabad Special Screening Committee, and which must
obviously be because the petitioner has complied with all theterms
and conditions of the scheme."
Filing the plea, Muthaiah said that he participated in the freedom
struggle against the Nizam's government. On Nov 19, 1987, he
applied for the pension and gave the necessary papers alongwith
the certificates of proof of freedom fighter.
He said that his case was recommended by the Hyderabad Special
Screening Committee, but the central government did not release
the pension, so he moved the court in 1998.
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