IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO. 17533 of 2008 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 7.1.2009 Dr.Viney Mohan and others ...Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.Gangandeep Singh, Advocate for petitioners Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab for respondents Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) CM Nos.78-79/2009 C.Ms allowed as prayed. Notifications (Annexures P-4 and P-5) taken on record. CWP No.17533 of 2008 Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Mr. Chahal accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. With the consent of both the counsel, this writ petition is disposed of at motion stage. The short grievance of the petitioners is that they are entitled to the House Rent Allowance and Rural Area Allowance, in terms of the notifications issued in this regard. The petitioners are serving as PCMS doctors at various places in the State of Punjab. They have been denied the House Rent Allowance and Rural Area Allowances, CWP NO. 17533 of 2008 (O&M) :2: though notified by the State Government in this regard. The petitioners have placed on record two notifications both dated 9.1.1998 (Annexures P-4 and P-5). Vide Annexure P-4, Rural Area Allowance at the rate of 6% of the revised basic pay with effect from 1.9.1997 was made admissible to the employees who were posted in rural areas i.e. in villages and not in the cities/towns/NACs, pursuant to the recommendations made by the Fourth Punjab Pay Commission. Vide the second notification (Annexure P-5), House Rent Allowance at the rates given in the notification have been allowed to the Punjab State government employees, pursuant to the recommendations of the Fourth Punjab Pay Commission. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay Rural Area Allowance and House Rent Allowance, as admissible under the aforesaid Notifications to such petitioners who are found entitled to such allowances under Rules/Instructions and on the basis of their place of postings, in accordance with law. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 7.1.2009 MFK