SOMITRABAI Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties.

(2.) While issuing notice on 27/6/2023, we had passed the following order:

(3.) It is undisputed that the husband of the present Petitioner namely Bhagwanrao Sukhdeo Ajbe was a Freedom Fighter. A Pension Payment Order (PPO) and a Pension Payment Booklet (PPB), have been issued. He was receiving the pension regularly from 7/9/1977 w.e.f. 4/5/1976, from the State Government. He was also receiving freedom fighter's pension from the Central Government vide order dtd. 4/8/1985 w.e.f. 1/8/1980. The late Bhagwanro Ajbe (passed away on 12/6/1993), had nominated a lady by name Rukhminibai alias Rakhmabai, in the capacity of she being his wife, due to which Rukhminibai was receiving the freedom fighter's pension until her demise on 17/6/2018.