IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ petition (SS) No. 1907 of 2003 (Old No. 462 of 1997) Ram Kishan S/o Shri Mewa Lal working under Executive Engineer Earth Moving Equipment Division, Dak Pathar Dehradun & 22 others, all working on work charge basis under Executive Engineer, Earth Moving Equipment Division, Dak Pathar Dehradun …..…Petitioners Versus 1. The State of U.P., through the Secretary Irrigation Department, Sachivalaya, Lucknow 2. The Engineer in Chief Irrigation Department Sinchai Bhawan, Lucknow 3. The Secretary, Finance Department Secretariate, Lucknow 4. The Chief Engineer (Uttarakhand)Hydroelectric Yamuna Colony, Dehradun 5. The Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation Construction Circle, Yamuna Colony, Dehradun 6. The Executive Engineer, Earth Moving Equipment Division, Dakpathar, Dehradun ……….Respondents Shri Lalit K. Tiwari, Advocate, holding brief of Shri I.P. Gairola, Advocate, present for the petitioners. Shri K.C. Tiwari, Brief Holder, present for the respondents. 2 Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2. By means of this writ petition moved under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioners have challenged the orders dated 19.07.1994, 16.11.1994, 13.01.1995, 06.02.1996, 10.09.1996 and 13.01.1997, by which the ceiling limit in the Dearness Allowance is imposed in respect of the work charge employees. 3. Similar controversy has been settled by Division Bench of this Court in Special Appeal no. 66 of 2005, State of Uttaranchal vs. Pushkar & others 2006 (1) U.D. 587, whereby Government Order dated 26.08.1999, was quashed and work charge employees were directed to be paid Dearness Allowance ignoring ceiling limit. 4. In view of the principle of law laid down by Division Bench, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the judgment passed by Division Bench of this Court in Special Appeal No. 66 of 2005 ( with special appeal nos. 22 of 2004, 45 of 2004, 114/161 of 2004, 118/121 of 2004, 95 of 2005, 3 20 of 2005, 21 of 2005 decided on 04.03.2006). No order as to costs. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Parul 05.03.2011