THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23356 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is working as a Principal of the Andhra Pradesh Residential School at Janampally Village, Rammannapet Mandal, Nalgonda District established by respondent No.1. He is provided with official accommodation and the rent thereof is assessed at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per month by the District Collector. In the recent past, the pay structure of the petitioner and other employees has been revised and the petitioner is getting H.R.A. of about Rs.4,000/-. Till recently, a sum of Rs.1,000/- was being deducted. However, in the month of August 2010, the respondents have deducted the entire H.R.A. The petitioner feels aggrieved by the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The competent authority itself has determined the rent of the accommodation provided to the petitioner at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per month. The only basis for stopping the entire H.R.A. of the petitioner is that proper deduction of the rent was not affected in accordance with the stipulated procedure. Obviously, being the head of the institution and Drawing Authority, the petitioner was affecting deduction at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per month from his salary. Even if a different amount is to be deducted, necessary proceedings have to be initiated by the competent authority. Till such time, the petitioner cannot be denied the entire H.R.A. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall not deduct the entire H.R.A., but shall be entitled to deduct a sum of Rs.1,000/- from the salary of the petitioner till the competent authority passes an order duly following the prescribed procedure. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 28.09.2010. kdl