Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 185 · Decided 21 March 2013
Secretary to Government of India v. Sawinder Kaur and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 185 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 788
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2649/2013
- Decided
- 21 March 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 - Pension sought under - High Court granted the same, from C the year 1973 - Held: The direction relating to entitlement of the claimant to the benefit of pension from 1973 is erroneous - He could be covered under the Scheme only after the circular he was made entitled to the pension - Circular No.814183-FF(P) dated 31.1.1983 issued D by Ministry of Home Affairs. Husband of respondent No.1 sought freedom fighter pension under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 claiming to have participated in freedom E struggle by joining Indian
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