IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 58 of 2006 (S/B) Prantiya Lok Nirman Vibhag Dainik Karya Prabharit Karmchari Union, Uttaranchal And Others. …………… Petitioners. Versus State of Uttaranchal, Through Secretary, Public Works Department, Uttaranchal Sashan, Dehradun & Others. ………. Respondents. Mr. M.C. Pant, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Vinay Kumar, Standing Counsel for the State/respondents. Dated of Judgment: 16.12.2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) By an order dated 26.8.1999, a ceiling was imposed on Dearness Allowance. Imposition of ceiling on Dearness Allowance by the said order was challenged in the instant writ petition as well as in other writ petitions. 2. By a judgment of a Division Bench of this Court, rendered on 8.3.2006 in Special Appeal No. 66 of 2005 and other connected appeals, the ceiling, thus imposed, has been quashed. The grievance of the petitioners, accordingly, stands met. 3. We, accordingly, dispose of the writ petition holding that in view of the said order of the Division Bench of this Court, there is no ceiling on Dearness Allowance, as was sought to be imposed by the order dated 26.8.1999. (V.K. Bist, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 16.12.2010 16.12.2010 Prabodh