WP(C) 6127/2001 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE D. BISWAS, CHIEF JUSTICE (ACTING) THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY This writ petition is directed against the order dated 14.3.2001 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati Bench at Guwahati in Or iginal Application No.63 of 2000 extending the benefit of Remote Locality Allowa nces to the original applicants. We have heard Mr. H. Rahman, learned Assistant Solicitor General of Indi a and also the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. During the course of hearing of the writ petition, the learned counsel f or the parties have submitted that the matter in issue in O.A. Nos. 124/1995 and 125/1995 was taken to the Apex Court by way of Civil Appeals and a number of ci vil appeals have been disposed of the Apex Court vide order dated 17.2.1997 pass ed in Civil Appeal Nos.1572/1997 and batch and the issue involved in the present writ petition so also in O.A. No. 63/2000 is squarely covered by the said decis ion of the Apex Court wherein the Apex Court has held as under:- As regards the payment of Special Duty Allowance to the defence civilian perso nnel deployed at the border area for support of operational requirement, they fa ce the imminent hostilities supporting the army personnel deployed there. Necess arily, they alone require the double payment as ordered by the Government but th ey cannot be deprived of the same since they are facing imminent hostilities in hilly areas risking their lives as envisaged in the proceedings of the Army date d January 13, 1994. But the Modified Field Area, in other words, in the defence terminology, barracks in that area is a lesser risking area hence they shall n ot be entitled to double payment. Under these circumstances, Mr. P.P. Malhotra i s right in saying that the wording of the order requires modification. The Gover nment is directed to modify the order and issue the corrigendum accordingly. In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is disposed of w ith a direction to the petitioners to pay whatever is payable to the original ap plicants towards Remote Locality Allowances on being ascertained and as admissib le to them pursuant to the principles laid down by the Apex Court in the aforesa id judgment.