In the instant writ application, the petitioners have prayed for quashing of the order No.29/2008 dated 28.04.2008 (Annexure-9) issued by the respondent no.6 denying the payment of house rent allowance to such police officers/personnel who reside in the premises of the institute or in the premises of institute's Director Bunglow and the petitioners have further prayed for quashing of the order No.31/2008 dated 05.05.2008 (Annexure 10) issued by the respondent no.5 pertaining to recovery of amount paid towards house rent allowance, during the period February, 2004 to February, 2008 in 12 equal monthly installments during the financial year 2008-2009 in the quantum as indicated in the said order. Further, the petitioners have prayed for direction upon the respondents to continue paying house rent allowance to the petitioners.

2. The factual matrix as has been disclosed in the writ application in a nutshell is that the petitioners are working on various posts and are posted at Jharkhand Traffic Police and Transport Training School, Jamshedpur. In the writ application, it has been submitted that as per resolution dated 24.12.1986, Clause 5 thereof, envisages for payment of hou