In these bunch of writ petitions common question of law and facts are involved, hence, I proceeded to decide the present bunch of writ petitions by the present judgment covering all the petitions.

Every one suffers from the warmth of dearness on account of rise in consumer price index. With intention to meet out the adverse consequence and hardship on account of rise in consumer price index, dearness allowances are paid to the employees. When right to livelihood is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, whether inspite of fact that regular as well as work-charge

employees both suffer equally on account of rise in consumer price index Government can provide ceiling on the dearness allowances of work charge employees ? Petitioners are aggrieved with the ceiling provided by the impugned order for payment of dearness allowances to the work-charge employee, hence, they have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. All the petitioners are the employees of Lok Nirman Vibhag and Irrigation Department discharging duties as work-charge employees.

2. The brief facts of the case is that the petitioners in the present bunch of