JUDGMENT

P. Venkatarama Reddi, J.-The decision taken by the State Government to discontinue with effect from 1.4.1994 the payment of House Rent Allowance (hereinafter referred to as HRA ) and City Compensatory Allowance (hereinafter referred to as CCA ) to the employees of Mangalore University and the consequential action taken by the State Government and the University to recover the excess payments made after 1.4.1994 in instalments was called in question by the respondents herein by filing Writ Petitions under Article 226. The learned Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court declined to grant relief and dismissed the Writ Petitions. However, on an infra-court appeal by the aggrieved employees/association of employees, the Division Bench of the High Court reversed the order of the learned Single Judge and set aside the impugned orders of the Government, thereby allowing the Writ Petitions. It is against this judgment of the Division Bench, these appeals are preferred by the State of Karnataka.

2. The campus of the Mangalore University which was established in the year 1980 is situated at a place called Konaje which is at a distance of about 5 Kms. from the boundary of the Manga