IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 2686 OF 2005 PETITION NO. 2686 OF 2005 PETITION NO. 2686 OF 2005 Ratan Singh s/o Balwant Singh & ors .... Petitioner versus Union of India and ors. ... Respondents. Shri S. Parades for the petitioner Mrs. A.S.Pai for Respondents. CORAM; CORAM; CORAM; V.G. PALSHIKAR Acg.C.J. & V.G. PALSHIKAR Acg.C.J. & V.G. PALSHIKAR Acg.C.J. & V.M. V.M. V.M. KANADE, J. KANADE, J. KANADE, J. DATED; DATED; DATED; 11TH AUGUST, 2006. 11TH AUGUST, 2006. 11TH AUGUST, 2006. P.C: P.C: P.C: 1. By this petition, the petitioners pray that respondents be directed to pay to the petitioners Patient Care Allowance. The basic contention of the petitioners is that Supreme Court of India has in relation to the other employees of the Home Ministry, decided issue finally but the benefit has been granted only to those who litigated all these points before the appropriate authorities. 2. It is settled law that the respondents/State should apply the decision given by the competent court of law to all concerned irrespective of the fact whether they have factually litigated for that right. In our opinion, interest of justice would be met if these petitions are disposed of by directing respondent no.1 Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs to consider and decide cases of petitioners for grant of Patient Care Allowance as has been granted to others identical situated employees of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the light of decision given by the various courts including Supreme Court of India. 3. Taking into consideration fact that the matter is pending, we direct that the respondent Union of India through Ministry of Affairs shall decide the matters as expeditiously as possible, preferably in six months. The petition is accordingly disposed of. ...