ORDER :

On 18th October, 2013. the Registrar of this Court under the instructions of then Chief Justice of India addressed a letter to the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Justice, Government of India. The substance of the letter is that the employees of various categories of the High Court of Delhi specified in the said letter had been receiving the Washing Allowance/Dress Maintenance Allowance at the rate of Rs. 1250/-and certain other categories at the rate of Rs.750/-per month. Therefore, the Employees Welfare Association of this Court made a representation to the then Chief Justice of India praying that the benefit of Washing Allowance extended to the employees of the Delhi High Court also be given to the employees of this Court. On correspondence with the Delhi High Court, the Registrar of this Court was informed by the Delhi High Court that the employees of the Delhi High Court were, in fact, being paid the Washing Allowance mentioned in the representation of the employees of this Court. The letter dated 18.10.2013 called upon the Government of India to obtain the “sanction” of the President of India for providing Washing Allowance to the employees