STATE OF UTTARANCHAL Vs. PUSHKAR BHATT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) P. C. Verma, J. The controversy involved in all these writ petitions is one and the same, hence they all are being dis posed of by this common judgment.

(2.) ALL these Special Appeals have been filed by the State of Uttaranchal impugning the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge.

(3.) IN so far as the Government Order dated 26-08-1999 is con cerned, by this Government Order after the amendment, the ceiling has been imposed increasing the limit and by the Government Order dated 01-01-2000, the provision relating to appointment of work charge employ ees and their payment contained in financial handbook has been deleted by the State of U. P. itself. Since both the above Government Orders have been passed prior to the appointing date, therefore, they are in force in the State of Uttaranchal also and ac cordingly the ceiling is imposed on the Dearness Allowance in terms of the Government Order dated 26-08-1999.