IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :9319 of 2006 Dated.16th June, 2006 Between Chandulal K.Patil and anor. …Petitioners And Union of India, rep. By its Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi and ors. …Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9319 of 2005 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to declare the signal issued by the fourth respondent in proceedings dated 19-1-2002 as illegal and arbitrary, and for consequential direction to the respondents to pay Patient Care Allowance to the petitioners. It is submitted by the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners that the subject matter of the Writ Petition is squarely covered by the Judgment of this Court dated 07-10-2004 passed in Writ Petition Nos. 1130 and 23645 of 1996. Though it is submitted by Sri J.Chandraiah, Advocate, representing Sri A Rajasekhar Reddy, Additional solicitor of India appearing for the respondents that the subject matter of the writ petition is covered, but however, it is stated that in subsequent matters, this court has allowed payment of arrears only from the date of filing writ petitions. In view of the judgment of this Court, referred to above, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to pay Patient Care Allowance to the petitioners. So far as arrears are concerned, they are eligible from the month of May, 2006. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of . No order as to costs. --------------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 16-06-2006 Msnr.