B. PARVATHA RAO, J.

( 1 ) ALL these Writ Petitions except Writ Petition No. 800 of 1995 are preferred by various judicial Officers belonging to Andhra Pradesh Higher Judicial service and Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service seeking directions to the respondents in these Writ Petitions to pay House Rent Allowance (for short h. R. A. ) to them; some of them in the alternative seek directions to the respondents not to deduct any amount towards rental or maintenance for the houses allotted by the Government and occupied by them.

( 2 ) WRIT Petition No. 800 of 1995 is preferred by the Andhra Pradesh Judicial officers Association ( the Association for short) seeking a Writ of Mandamus"declaring that the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (House Rent allowance) Rules, 1988 in so far as they relate to the non-payment of House rent Allowance to the members of the petitioner-Association are concerned as not applicable and to further declare that the members of the petitioner- association are entitled to receive the House Rent Allowance at the rates admissible at the places of their respective working with effect from 1-4-1994"etc. The General Secretary-cum-Treasurer of this Association gav

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