High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Appeal, Upholds Freedom Fighter's Pension to Widow — Delay in Application Not Fatal to Claim Under Freedom Fighters' Pension Scheme, 1969. The court held that the Scheme is a beneficial legislation and must be liberally construed; the widow of a freedom fighter is entitled to pension despite delay in application.
7 Jul 2023The respondent, Smt. Tayawwa, is the widow of Basalingappa Tegur, who was a freedom fighter and participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942. After...




