IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 1716 of 2009 Date of Decision: 11.2.2009. Sarabjit Singh and others ---Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Kapil Kakkar, Advocate, who is present in the Court has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents no.2 and 3. Copy furnished. Petitioners no.1 to 84 are the employees of the respondent- Board, petitioners no.85 to 112 are the retired employees of the Board and petitioners no. 113 to 116 are the widows of the retired employees of the Board. The claim of the petitioners is that the employees of the Board were posted in various towns which falls in the rural areas. Under the Govt. Policy they were entitled to the House Rent Allowance in lieu of Govt. accommodation while serving in those areas. It is agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties that the issue involved in the present case is squarely covered by the judgement of this Court passed in CWP Nos. 12556-12558 of 1995 and other connected matters. These judgements were finally upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeals no. 7586-87 of 2002 decided vide judgement dated 18.5.2006 (Annexure P-1). This petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgement. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 11.2.2009 lucky