Karnataka High Court Dismisses State's Appeal, Upholds Freedom Fighter Pension to Widow Despite Delay. Court holds that beneficial legislation must be liberally construed and delay cannot defeat a widow's claim for pension under the Karnataka Freedom Fighters' Pension Rules, 2004....
The respondent, Smt. Fakirawwa alias Bhimawwa, is an 86-year-old widow whose husband, Fakirappa Sangoli, was a freedom fighter who participated in the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned. She appli...




