SAVITRI DEVI vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 01st November, 2025 W.P.(C) 7957/2011 SAVITRI DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abinash Kumar Mishra and Mr. Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPC with Mr. Yash Narain, Advocate for R-1 and R-2. None for R-3. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J U D G M E N T ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J. By way of the present writ petition, filed under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner impugns orders dated 11.12.2006 and 04.12.2009 passed by respondents Nos. 1 & 2 and respondent No. 3 respectively. The petitioner also seeks directions to respondents Nos. 1 and 2 to grant her pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 (‘Pension Scheme’), which grants pension to living freedom fighters and their eligible dependents. 2. Notice on the present petition was issued vidé order dated 11.11.2011, and the matter was admitted to the Regular Board vidé order dated 09.01.2013. 3. Counter-affidavits dated 12.03.2012 and 05.09.2012 have been filed on behalf of respondents Nos. 1 & 2 and 3, respectively; in resp