SCA/16735/2010

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/16735/2010 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36746 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 16735 of 2010 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================================== NARENDRA J SOLANKI & ANR. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT - & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR VISHAL B MEHTA(5319) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2 MR SAHIL B TRIVEDI AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,3,6 RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2,5 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA Date : 17/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT [1] By way of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have invoked the extraordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court challenging the legality and validity of the order dated 16th August 2010 passed by the respondent authorities, whereby the claim of the petitioners for grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) came to be rejected. Page 1 of 17 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:02:38 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/16735/2010 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36746 [2] The facts giving rise to the present petition, in brief, are as under: [2.1] The petitioners are retired employees who served as Assistant Teachers at the Uttar Buniyadi Ashramshala, Khutadiya. They came to be appointed as Assistant Teachers with effect from 1st January 1986 and 24th March 1986, respectively. According to the petitioners, the service conditions applicable to employees of the Ashramshala contemplate provision of residential accommodation within t