The Government examined the proposal and clarified that the personnel who were getting Risk Hardship Allowance were number eligible for Special Duty Allowance being a companypensatory allowance.
The said allowance was extended to personnel working in Assam Rifles on 02.02.1989.
The only ground on which the Writ Petitions were allowed was that the Special Duty Allowance was given to the personnel by a Presidential sanction whereas its withdrawal was by an order passed by the Director General of Assam Rifles.
The Appeals filed against this Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by SANJAY KUMAR Date 2017.08.17 order were dismissed by a Division Bench.
01.06.2011.
Aggrieved, the 161823 IST Reason Union of India and others have filed these Civil Appeals.
A Division Bench of the Guwahati High Court affirmed the said judgment of the learned Single Judge.
133 of 2011.
Consequently, the Director General Assam Rifles passed an order on 12.05.2011 informing the personnel that Special Duty Allowance which was being paid along with Risk Hardship Allowance would be stopped w.e.f.
The said order dated 12.05.2011 was challenged by the Respondents in Writ Petition No.147 of 2011 and Writ Petition No.
The judgment of the Division Bench of High Court is assailed in these appeals.
By office memorandum dated 14.12.1983, the Government of India introduced payment of Special Duty Allowance to Central Government civilian employees who were posted to any station in the North Eastern region.
A clarification was sought on the drawal of Risk Hardship Allowance by the Shashatra Seema Bal SSB on 13.12.2010 as to whether the employees posted in the North Eastern region were entitled for Risk Hardship based allowance along with Special Duty Allowance.
A Single Judge of the Guwahati High Court set aside the order dated 12.05.2011 and directed the authorities number to stop the payment of Special Duty Allowance until a suitable modification of the numberification dated 16.04.2009 is made.
NAGESWARA RAO, J. Leave granted.
The personnel were given an option to choose either Risk Hardship Allowance or Special Duty Allowance.
The Respondents filed Writ Petitions challenging the order dated 12.05.2011 issued by the Director General of Assam Rifles which were allowed by a learned Single Judge of the Guwahati High Court.
