UNION OF INDIA vs JAI KISHUN SINGH(D) THR. LRS. & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the withdrawal of Freedom Fighter pension from the deceased respondent was justified as he was only 7 to 8 years old during the freedom struggle in 1942, thus could not have participated. The Court emphasized the importance of credible evidence, rejecting the reliance on the Medical Board's age determination and the respondent's inconsistent age claims in earlier documents. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the Union of India's order to cancel the pension, affirming that the pension was undeserved based on the evidence presented.