The State of West Bengal filed an affidavit on 4th February, 2002 wherein it was set out that the State Advisory Committee had companysidered the cases of all and had rejected all the applications.
It was stated that for these reasons the applications had been rejected.
This Court by its Order dated 15th February, 2002 directed the State Government to file a better affidavit giving full particulars regarding verification.
The State Government therefore filed another affidavit dated 22nd March, 2002 along with which they annexed a companyy of the minutes of the meeting of the State Advisory Committee, wherein it was, inter alia, recorded that the Verification Report from DIG, IB SP, DIB of the relevant districts had been obtained.
By an Order dated 20th November, 2003, this Court asked the Committee to supply details in respect of each applicant which lead to the rejection of his claim.
Along with this affidavit a chart giving the names of the applicants, their claim, the report which was seen and the views of the Committee have been set out.
It was also observed that from the records available their claims were number companyroborated and that the applicants had number submitted official records as required under the Scheme and had also number submitted NARCs as required under the Scheme.
Pursuant to this direction, an affidavit dated 6th January, 2004 has been filed.
This Court, by its Order dated 12th October, 2001, directed the State of West Bengal to appoint a State Advisory Committee, if number already appointed, and further directed the Committee to verify the cases of the members of the Petitioner Association and companymunicate its opinion to this Court.
N. VARIAVA, J. By this Writ Petition, under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioners seek the following relief To issue Writ Order Direction to the State Government to send reports about the freedom fighters to the Union Government to expedite payment of Freedom Fighters Pension from the companymencement of the Scheme from 1.8.80 to the petitioner organization being the freedom fighters.
