Respondent claims himself to be a freedom fighter entitled to such recognition and release of pension and other privileges as per Government Resolution No.
According to the respondent, he had participated in Goa Liberation Movement and therein he had sustained built injuries on the left shoulder.
Feeling aggrieved by the decision of the State Government, the respondent filed a writ petition in the High Court.
It seems that primary evidence substantiating the respondents claim is number available and, therefore, he relied on a certificate from the Goa Vimochan Samiti and certain cuttings of newspaper reports.
127/FFS Desk Mantralaya, Mumbai dated the 4th July 1995 which in its turn refers to 6 other Government Resolutions spread over a period between l0th August, 1970 and 5th September, 1992, the particulars whereof are number necessary for our purpose.
2004 Supp 3 SCR 365 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by C. LAHOTI, CJ.
The respondents claim was rejected by the State Government.
The respondent filed a writ petition in the High Court of Judicature at Mumbai which by its order dated 11th July, 2002 passed in Writ Petition No.
State of Maharashtra, its authorities and Freedom Fighters High Power Committee, the appellants before us are aggrieved by the order passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Mumbai allowing a writ petition filed by the sole respondent herein and directing the appellants to sanction the freedom fighters pension to the respondent and pay him all the arrears.
