{"id":203201,"date":"2010-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/meenakshi-vs-union-of-india-on-1-december-2010"},"modified":"2018-08-12T21:57:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T16:27:50","slug":"meenakshi-vs-union-of-india-on-1-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/meenakshi-vs-union-of-india-on-1-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Meenakshi vs Union Of India on 1 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Meenakshi vs Union Of India on 1 December, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 1963 of 2010()\n\n\n1. MEENAKSHI, AGED 78 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY SECRETARY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF\n\n3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE\n\n4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA.\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.P.KRISHNAN NAIR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice B.P.RAY\n\n Dated :01\/12\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n   C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR &amp; BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JJ.\n           ----------------------------------\n                    W.A. No.1963 of 2010\n           ---------------------------------\n          Dated, this the 1st day of December, 2010\n\n                       J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>Ramachandran Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>     Heard learned counsel appearing for the appellant and<\/p>\n<p>learned Government Pleader for the respondents.<\/p>\n<p>     2.   The appellant is the widow of a person, who claimed<\/p>\n<p>pension as a freedom fighter. The claim of the appellant&#8217;s late<\/p>\n<p>husband was considered with reference to the norms for<\/p>\n<p>granting SSS Pension payable by the Central Government.<\/p>\n<p>However, the learned Single Judge on verifying the records<\/p>\n<p>produced by the Government found that there is nothing to<\/p>\n<p>indicate that he was an accused and was a prisoner, or was<\/p>\n<p>absconding pursuant to any case registered against him.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the appellant&#8217;s husband was found ineligible for<\/p>\n<p>the SSS Pension.\n<\/p>\n<p>     We do not find any merit in the Writ Appeal as the<\/p>\n<p>appellant&#8217;s husband neither during his life time, nor the<\/p>\n<p>W.A.No.1963\/2010<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                               -2-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>appellant after death of her husband could establish that he is<\/p>\n<p>eligible for pension with reference to the Pension Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>     Consequently, this Writ Appeal is dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                       (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>                           (BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>jg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Meenakshi vs Union Of India on 1 December, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 1963 of 2010() 1. MEENAKSHI, AGED 78 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY SECRETARY, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. 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