Bombay High Court Says Freedom Fighter's Pension Can't Be Withheld For Long, Seeks State Govt's Response On Widow's Plea

Withholding a freedom fighter's pension for such long periods isn't justified, the Bombay High Court said, seeking the State's response on a plea by the 90-year-old widow of Laxman Chavan, who fought during 1942 Quit India Movement and passed away in 1965. A division bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Madhav Jamdar on Friday were hearing Shalini Laxman Chavan. She claimed...