Sanjay Karol, J.

1. 322 employees (respondents herein and referred to as employees) of Central Research Institute, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, belonging to Group ‘C’ & ‘D’, have been litigating for more than a decade, claiming a sum of Rs.700/695.00 per month, as a Patient Care Allowance (hereinafter referred to as the allowance). The claim is laid for the period from the year 1987 upto March, 2009.

2. It is a matter of record that on 5.3.1990, benefit of Patient Care Allowance came to be accorded to Group ‘C’ Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? & ‘D’ (Non-Ministerial) employees of the Hospital (Annexure A-3, Page 105). Employees of the Central Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Institution) continued to agitate their grievance with the relevant authorities, for the reason that vide communication dated 2.1.1999 (Page-112), such benefit also came to be accorded to institutions other than the hospitals, w.e.f. 29.12.1998. And they being NMEP, NICD, RAK College of Nursing, LRHS, RHTC – Najafragh and Port Health Organizations and Port/Airport Health Organizations. Relevant portion of such communication is extracted as under: