WP/9084/2015 of Mantena Venkata Suryanarayana Raju, Vs Union of India on 8 September 2025

APHC010137572015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 9084/2015

Between:

1. MANTENA

VENKATA

SURYANARAYANA

RAJU,,

S/O.

NARAYANA RAJU, AGED: ABOUT 86 YEARS, OCC: FORMER

UNDERGROUND FREEDOM FIGHTER, ELURUPADU VILLAGE, KALLA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, LOK NAYAK BHAWAN, KHAN

MARKET, NEW DELHI - 110 003.

2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY,

REVENUE

(FF.III)

DEPARTMENT,

A.P.

SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD.

3. THE COLLECTOR DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, WEST GODAVARI

DISTRICT, ELURU.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a Writ of Mandmaus or any other appropriate Writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent in not granting the pension from the date of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension 1980 to the petitioner as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and consequently direct the respondent to grant pension with effect from the date of the scheme or at least from the date of filing application dt. 06-01-1982 and pay the arrears from the date of grant and consequentially direct the Respondent No.1 to grant

the pension under the SSPS, 1980 from the date of the Scheme, till the date of issuance IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 11976 OF 2015

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 1st respondent to sanction the pension with effect from the date of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension forthwith Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP)

2. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA

The Court made the following: