IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 11615 of 2002 Between: Kasturi Lal and 3 others ..... PETITIONERS AND Union of India, Rep. by its. Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Niman Bhavan, New Delhi and 5 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: In not paying the patient care allowance to the petitioners, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel on either side. Whether the petitioners are entitled for the benefit of patient care allowance or not, is to be decided by the respondents, in accordance with rules, governing the service conditions of the writ petitioners, as well as a direction given by this Court in W.P.Nos.1130 & 23645 of 1996, dated 07.10.2004. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, the respondents are directed to take appropriate decision in payment of patient care allowance to the petitioners, in accordance with rules and regulations, governing the service conditions of the petitioners, and also the decision rendered by this Court in W.P.Nos.1130 & 23645 of 1996, dated 07.10.2004. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU,J Dated: 10.08.2005 Dsr