Hon’ble Ashok Bhushan, J.—Heard the petitioner in person and Sri Alok Kumar Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

2. By this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 10th November, 2000 issued by the Director, Technical Education, U.P., Kanpur directing for stopping payment of house rent allowance to the petitioner with immediate effect and for taking steps for recovery of house rent allowance irregularly paid to the petitioner. A writ of mandamus has also been sought directing the respondents No. 2 and 3 not to recover the house rent allowance already paid to the petitioner with further direction to pay him the house rent allowance month by month admissible under the law.

3. Counter-affidavit, supplementary counter-affidavit, rejoinder affidavit and the supplementary rejoinder affidavit have been exchanged between the parties. The petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel have also given their written submissions.

4. Brief facts of the case as emerge from the pleadings of the parties are; the petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in Mathematics in the Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology (I.E.R.T