freedom fighter Archives

Calcutta High Court upholds freedom fighter’s pension claim; Validates Personal Knowledge Certificate as secondary evidence

There is no contra evidence transpired from the record to discard the certificate issued by the Certifier in favour of the freedom fighter.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court imposes cost on Union of India for lackadaisical approach while dealing with a 96-year-old freedom fighter

A 96 years old freedom fighter has been made to run from pillar to post to get his rightful pension. The inaction of the Central Government is actually an insult to the freedom fighter who was declared as a proclaimed offender and probably his entire land would have been attached in the proceedings initiated by the British Government.

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether a person fighting against militancy can be considered a ‘freedom fighter’ under Swantantrata Sainik Samman Yojna? J&K and Ladakh HC answers

The Court answering the question in negative stated that eligibility under the scheme requires for the person to have participated in the National Freedom Struggle.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court | Divorced/Widowed daughter to be regarded as an unmarried daughter under the Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme

The Delhi High Court remarked that the expression “unmarried” adverts to a person who is not married. It includes a woman who is single i.e., who was married but divorced and even a woman who is widowed.

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Ex-Servicemen Scheme benefits not conferred upon married daughter and her children, amounts to violation of Arts. 14 & 15 and gender inequality

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. allowed a writ petition which was preferred against the action of the respondent of not

Case Briefs High Courts

Freedom Fighter’s Dependant Family Pension granted from the date of sanctioning order and not the date of submission of application

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Alexander Thomas, J. while hearing civil writ petition filed for grant of freedom

Case Briefs High Courts

Divorced daughter of a deceased freedom fighter not entitled to dependant pension under the Central Swatantrata Sainik Samman (SSS) Pension Scheme, 1980

Kerala High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Alexander Thomas, J. dismissed a civil writ petition challenging the validity of Central

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Being an “absconder” is not same as being “underground” to claim benefit under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980

Supreme Court: In the case where the widow of Lt. Hari Kant Jha, a freedom fighter who was accused and arrested in