1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.363 OF 2009 ... Shivram Malshetty Ghattargi ..Petitioner v/s. Secretary Sangameshwar Education Society, Solapur ..Respondent ... Mr.M.R.Deshpande for the Petitioner. Mrs.M.P.Thakur, AGP for state. ... CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH, & K.K.TATED, JJ DATED: 17th December,2009 P.C.: 1. By this petition the Petitioner makes a grievance about the order of the University declining to make an order for payment of Rs. 66,385/- by the Management to the Petitioner. 2 The Petitioner was appointed as a lecturer in a College affiliated to the Respondent/ University. He was also appointed as a Rector of the Hostel and he was given rent free accommodation by the Management. It appears that from 1990 till 1996 there was no grant- in-aid paid by the Government. From 1996, grant-in-aid was admissible. The Petitioner was occupying rent free accommodation, therefore, he was not entitled to house rent from the Government. But it appears that in fact, the Government paid house rent allowance to the Petitioner. The amount of house rent allowance was paid by the Petitioner to the Management. Thus, the claim is from 1996 till 2001. In January, 2001 the Petitioner resigned the job and then applied to the University for refund of the amount. The University has found that the Petitioner was really not entitled to the amount of 3 house rent allowance, because he was occupying rent free accommodation. Therefore, the University declined to make an order against the management for refund of that amount. However, the University has directed the management to pay to the Petitioner the amount of professional tax that he was required to pay on the amount. We find that it is an admitted fact that till 2001 the Petitioner was residing in rent free accommodation, therefore he was not entitled to house rent allowance. Therefore, his claim for that amount could not have been granted. We see no room to interfere with the action taken. Petition is, therefore, rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (K.K.TATED, J.)