THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P. No. 25783 of 1995 Dated: 26.09.2006 Between: T. Thulasi Das & others. … Petitioners AND The Union of India, rep., by its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi & others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P. No. 25783 of 1995 ORDER:- In this writ petition the petitioners seek to challenge the action of the respondents in not paying the patient care allowance to them on par with other hospital staff of the Central Reserve Police Force and the hospital staff of the Central Government Hospitals as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory. During the hearing, the learned counsel for both sides submit that this issue is no longer ras integra as similar writ petitions had already been disposed of by this Court by a common judgment in W.P.Nos.1130 and 23645 of 1996 dated 07.10.2004. A learned Single Judge disposed of the said writ petitions holding that the petitioners therein, who belong to the category of combatised staff working in the Central Reserve Police Force, are entitled to the benefit of patient care allowance. However, the learned Single Judge restricted the entitlement of the petitioners therein to the period from the time of filing of the writ petitions. Following the said judgment, this writ petition also deserves to be disposed of in terms of the said judgment. Since the instant writ petition was filed on 14.11.1995, the petitioners are entitled to the arrears of patient care allowance only from that date. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 26.09.2006 ES