(1.) An interesting yet ticklish issue has been raised in the present petition as to whether the husband of an estranged wife is entitled to House Rent Allowance (hereinafter referred to as HRA) when the wife has been allotted accommodation by her employer which is a nationalised bank.
(2.) The undisputed facts in the present case are as follows:
(3.) Being aggrieved by this decision, the respondent preferred Original Application 685 of 2011 before the Central Administrative Tribunal Kolkata Bench. The respondent claimed in his application that the petitioner should be directed to pay HRA to him along with arrears with effect from March 2010 till the "Matrimonial Suit" was disposed of by the Court and further for quashing the order dated 14th May 2010 by which he was denied his prayer for HRA.