Union Of India And Anr. Ministry Of Home Affairs Freedom Fighters Division Through Its Under Secretary vs. K. Kannan

ITEM NO.101 COURT NO.11 SECTION XVI

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Civil Appeal No. 6050/2023

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

RAMPADA PANJA (DEAD THR. LRS) & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 171789/2019 - EXTENSION OF TIME)

WITH

C.A. No. 5643/2023 (XVI)

W.P.(C) No. 121/2010 (X)

C.A. No. 5167/2011 (IV-A)

C.A. No. 6181/2023 (XI-A)

C.A. No. 6051/2023 (XVI) (IA No. 137970/2021 - STAY APPLICATION)

C.A. No. 4401-4402/2018 (XVI)

C.A. No. 6052/2023 (XVI) (IA No. 70396/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 70394/2019 - PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

C.A. No. 6053-6054/2023 (XVI) (IA No. 84402/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

C.A. No. 6183/2023 (XI-A)

C.A. No. 6184/2023 (XI-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.)

C.A. No. 6185/2023 (XI-A)

(IA No.132006/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.132007/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Digitally signed by Nidhi Ahuja Date: 2024.01.02 Signature Not Verified

SLP(C) No. 23046/2023 (XI-A) 17:59:03 IST Reason:

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.193153/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.193152/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE Civil Appeal No. 6050/2023 etc.

IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

C.A. No. 5399/2023 (XVI) (IA No. 99606/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Date : 07-12-2023 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN For Appellant(s) Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, A.S.G. Mr. A K Kaul, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Adv. Ms. Rukhmini Bobde, Adv. Mr. Amit Sharma B, Adv. Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, Adv. Ms. Vaishali Verma, Adv. Mr. Sakshi Kakkar, Adv. Mr. Praneet Pranav, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra, Adv. Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Adv. Mr. Vikrant Yadav, Adv. Mr. Bharat Singh, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. V Giri, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv. Mr. Abraham C. Mathew, Adv. Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv. Mr. Rahul Narang, Adv. Ms. Rao Vishwaja, Adv. Mr. Harshed Sundar, Adv. Ms. E. R. Sumathy, AOR Mr. Ramdulal Manna, Adv. Ms. Manju Manna Dey, Adv. Mr. R. K. Gupta, Adv. Mr. Sabyasachi Mondal, Adv. Mr. Shekhar Kumar, AOR Mr. Sunil Kumar Verma, AOR Mr. Virender Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Alex Joseph, AOR Mr. Gireesh Kumar, Adv. M/s. Lead Counsel, AOR Mr. Harshad V. Hameed, AOR Mr. Dileep Poolakkot, Adv. Mr. Subhash Chandran K.R., Adv. Mrs. Ashly Harshad, Adv. Dr. Prahlad Narayan Singh, Adv. Mr. Soumya Chakraborty, Sr. Adv. Ms. Anju Thomas, Adv. Mr. Himanshu Chakravarty, Adv. Mr. Somipam M C, Adv. Ms. Ripul Swati Kumari, Adv. Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, learned Additional Solicitor General, submits that by the assistance of the Officers, he has received some documents wherein the procedure for sanction of Freedom Fighters' pension has been prescribed. After going through those documents, it is contended that he shall file an additional affidavit indicating the adjudicatory mechanism required for sanction the Freedom Fighters' pension.

Let an affidavit be filed explaining the abovesaid details. It be also apprised on the next date that what mechanism is being observed by the State concerned to recommend the grant of Freedom Fighters sanction.

We expect that in the affidavit filed by the Officer, the details of the individual claimants be explained to narrow down the controversy involved.

As the matter relates to the issue of Freedom Fighters' pension, therefore, we hope and trust that the Central Government shall do the needful at the earliest.

As requested, we grant four weeks' time. Let an affidavit be filed mentioning all the aforesaid details supplying a copy to the other side. Two weeks' further time is granted to the other side to file counter of that affidavit.

Relist the matters on 14th February, 2024.

(NIDHI AHUJA) (VIRENDER SINGH) AR-cum-PS BRANCH OFFICER