NIRMALA DEVI vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on : 17.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 6940/2022 NIRMALA DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. I. C. Mishra, Advocate along with Dr. Balmiki Prasad, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vivekanand Mishra, Senior Panel Counsel along with Mr. Rishesh Mani Tripathi, Advocate for R-1, 2 and 3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following prayer – “It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly please to issue a writ in nature of prohibition, certiorari & mandamus or as may be appropriate with directing the respondents to grant “Swatantrata Sainik Samman & Pension” to husband of petitioner Late Jagdish Prasad & pension from the date of application i.e. 11.07.1981 to 01.12.2021 and same be extended after his death, to petitioner since 02.12.2021 alongwith future pension and all the arrears also be given to petitioner as per direction given by this Hon'ble Court in LPA No. 48/2015 dated 30.01.2015 and also take strict action against the respondents and impugned order passed by respondent No. 3 dated 20.08.2009 and 27.01.2021 or as may be quashed with above mentioned direction.” 2. An application dated 11.07.1981 was filed by one Shri Jagdish Prasad (deceased husband of the petitioner) [hereinafter ‘the applicant’], before the Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 6940/2022 Page 1 of 7 Digitally Signed By:ABHISHEK THAKUR Signing Date:21.04.2025 20:24:12 Home (Special) Department, Government of Bihar (respondent no.4), seeking to avail the benefit of pension under the ‘Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme 1980 (hereinafter ‘the SSS Pension Scheme’). The said application was filed on the