AYODHYA PRASAD Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner, who claims to be a freedom fighter, has come up with a prayer to issue a writ, order or direction in the natue of certiorari quashing the order dated 3-2-1999 as contained in Annexure-1 and to direct the Respondents to pass an order reviving his political pension granted to him by order dated 31-5-1975 and to pay up-to-date arrears from 1977 and continue to pay the same during his life time.

(2.) Te undisputed factual matrix of the case, as born out from the records are as follows :-

(3.) This Court by order dated 9-9-1999 granted time to learned Standing Counsel for the Central Government and the State Government to file counter affidavits within one month. Despite the time granted, no counter has been filed either by the Central or by the State Government.The Hearing and Submissions made :-