HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11716/2016 Lal Chand ----Petitioner Versus State Of Raj And Ors ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dharmendra Jain Mr. Arvind Kumar Arora For Respondent(s) : Ms. Mahi Yadav, AAG with Mr. Aaditaya Godara, AAAG Mr. Mohammad Ali, OIC, present in person HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN

Order

12/02/2026

1. Instant writ petition is allowed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 12.10.2017 with following order:

“The Writ Petition No.5254/2014 is allowed and order dt. 5^th March, 2014 is quashed and set aside. Writ Petition No.11716/2016 is allowed and impugned order dt. 17th September, 2014 is quashed and set aside with the direction to the respondent to take back the petitioner on duty on the post of Store-Munshi and to confer all the benefits as has been ordered by the learned Labour Court within a period of two months.”

2. While considering the writ petition, only for compliance of order, the matter was kept alive. During process to ensure compliance, this court has passed certain order on 28.01.2026 and thereafter the respondents have issued an order to make payment of ₹43,61,139/- to the petitioner, vide order dated 05.02.2026. Learned counsel for petitioner has acknowledged the receipt of aforementioned amount.

3. Now, the dispute pertains to house rent allowance (HRA) and order dated 05.02.2026 specifically point out about mode of computation of HRA after enquiry by a Senior Officer of accounts service. The conditions as mentioned in order dated

05.02.2026 are reproduced as under:

"1- izLrkfor jkf'k ds Hkqxrku ls iwoZ ekuuh; U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; dh ea'kkuqlkj ns; jkf'k dh tkap] foHkkx ds foRrh; lykgdkj ls djkbZ tkos rFkk izdj.k esa iwoZ esa dksbZ Hkqxrku fd;k x;k gS rks mldk lek;kstu fd;k tkuk lqfuf'pr fd;k tkosA

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3- izdj.k esa vks|kSfxd fookn vf/kfu;e] 1947 dh /kkjk 33 ¼2½ ds rgr nk;j izkFkZuk i= esa fnukad 01-09-2001 ds Øe esa ;kph dks C;kt lfgr Hkqxrku fd;k x;k Fkk] mDr fu.kZ; dks ekuuh; mPp U;k;ky; }kjk vkns'k fnukad 03-09-2009 ls fujLr dj fn;k x;k FkkA vr% mDr lUnHkZ ls ,oa ;fn iwoZ esa izkFkhZ dks fd;s x;s vU; Hkqxrku dk lek;kstu fd;k tkdj gh ns; jkf'k dk Hkqxrku lqfuf'pr fd;k tkosA

4- foHkkx }kjk fu.kZ; fnukad 29-03-2022 ds fo:) Mh-ch- Lis'ky vihy ij LFkxu izkIr gkus ij Hkh mDr Mh-ch- vihy dks fcuk l{ke vuqeksnu ds okfil bl vk/kkj ij ys fy;k x;k fd foHkkxh; i{k ,dyihB esa j[kk tk;sxkA ,slh fLFkfr esa tc foHkkx }kjk Lo;a Mh-ch- vihy dks izR;kgfjr fd;k gS] rks bl vkns'k ds fo:) ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; esa fu.kZ; fnukad 11-11-2025 ds fo:) vihy@uks&vihy fd;s tkus dk vkSfpR; Li"V ugha gSA izdj.k esa mijksDr lgefr ,dyihB ;kfpdk esa iwoZ esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 12-10-2017 dh fujUrjrk esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 28-01-2026 ds fo:) vihy@uks&vihy gsrq izdj.k LFkk;h lfefr ds l{ke izLrqr djus ,oa LFkk;h lfefr }kjk fy;s tkus okys fu.kZ;k/khu nsrs gq, voxr djk;k tkrk gS fd Mh-ch- vihy okfil ysus ds laca/k esa lacaf/kr ds fo:) vko';d dk;Zokgh lqfuf'pr dh tkosA"

4. Learned AAG has submitted that petitioner has filed an application for sanction of HRA on 03.05.2019 to grant HRA from May, 2018 and same was considered by the respondents in accordance with House Rent allowance Rules notified on 03.10.1989 by Finance Department. She further submits that issue of HRA shall be examined by the department in accordance with rules.

5. Having considered submissions of learned counsel for petitioner and learned AAG, the respondents are directed to examine the claim of HRA made by the petitioner prior to May, 2018 within a period of 60 days from date of receipt of copy of this order. If any application is required to be filed to claim HRA, then petitioner be provid