STATE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU Vs. A LINGAMMAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Aggrieved by the order of the learned Single Judge dated 2.7.2002 made in W. P. No.23568/2002, Secretary to government, Public (Political Pension II) Department, State of Tamil Nadu, has filed the above appeal.

(2.) Heard the learned Government Advocate for the appellant as well as the learned counsel for the respondent.

(3.) Considering the limited issue, it is not necessary to refer all the factual details. It is seen that accepting the case of the 1st respondent herein/writ petitioner, the learned Single Judge directed the Government to pay Freedom Fighters' Pension from the date of the original application of the petitioner dated 21.2.1981 within 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. According to the appellant, the learned Judge is not justified in granting Freedom Fighters' Pension from the date on which the application was made (21.2.1981 ). In support of the above claim, the appellant relied on the decision of the Supreme Court reported in (Gurdial Singh V. Union of India and Ors., 2002 2 LW 124). In view of the same, we verified the above decision. The following conclusion in paragraph 9 of the said judgment is relevant: