CWP(T) No. 3699/2008 30.07.2010 Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. R. K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Rajesh Mandhotra, Dy. A.G. for the respondents Notice was issued to the petitioner who had filed the petition in person. Inspite of pass over, none has entered appearance on behalf of the petitioner since morning. The respondents in their reply (para 6(vi) have stated as under: “In reply to this para it is stated that as per the provision laid down in Rule 4 of Indian Police Service (Uniform) Rules, 1954 which are applicable to the HPS Officers it has been provided that the Govt. may withhold any such grant from a member of the service who is due to retire within two years of the date when the grant is due. Therefore, in view of the aforesaid Rules the applicant was not entitled for the initial uniform grant. In view of the clear provisions in the Rules the grant cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Thus the case of the applicant was rightly rejected by the respondent State for grant of initial uniform grant. The provisions of the rules ibid is reproduced below: (i) Every member of the Service shall on appointment thereto, be entitled to receive from the Govt. an initial grant of one thousand rupees and, at each interval of seven years thereafter, a renewal grant of eight hundred rupees towards the cost and maintenance of his uniform; Provided that the Government may withhold any such grant from a member of the service who is due to retire within two year of the date when the grant is due: Provided further that where an Officer of a State Police Service is appointed to the service and the Govt. certify that a substantially large number of articles constituting the uniform of such officer are common with those prescribed for members of the service under these rules such officer shall, on appointment to the service, be entitled to receive only a sum equal to the difference between the uniform grant admissible under this rule and the uniform grant last drawn by him as an officer of the State Police Service and the period of seven years for the purpose of the next grant under this rule shall in his case, be computed from the date on which the uniform grant was last drawn by him as such officer. (2) The Central Govt. may at any time, in consultation with the State Govts. concerned, alter the amount of uniform grant admissible under this rule.” There is no rebuttal to the same. The stand taken by the respondents is evidently in consonance with the rules. It cannot be said that any legally enforceable right of the petitioner stands violated. The petition stands disposed of. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. July 30, 2010 (rana)