JUDGMENT

Nanavati, J.-Both these appeals arise out of the judgment and order dated 29.1.92 of the Rajasthan High Court in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 187 of 1987. Civil Appeal No. 652 of 1993 is filed by the State of Rajasthan, Respondent No.1 in the writ petition and Civil Appeal No. 653 of 1993 is filed by Kunji Raman who was the writ petitioner. Both these appeals are, therefore, heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Kunji Raman was employed on March 28,1974 as a Fitter in the Mechanical Division-II of Mahi Project. He was promoted and appointed as Lathe Operator on October 23, 1975. On January 12, 1987 he filed the aforesaid writ petition on his behalf and on behalf of 36 other employees, as benefits of house rent allowance, project allowance, leave encashment are not given to them on the ground that the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 (for short RSR) and the Rajasthan Service (Concessions on Project) Rules, 1962 (for short Project Rules ) are not applicable to them as they are work-charged employees. It was the contention of the petitioner that persons employed as work-charged employees perform the same functions and discharge the same duties as workmen on t