There was also another factor which led to the filing of the writ petition.
In a similar writ petition filed in the Delhi High Court C.W.P.No.840 of 1992 by the Delhi Judicial Services Association, the Delhi High Court had by its judgment and order dated 18th of November, 1992, directed that an initial lump sum amount of Rs.5,500/should be paid to all Judicial Officers in Delhi and that there should thereafter be paid every month a sum of Rs.300/ as dress allowance.
The State Government had, by a numberification dated 18.9.1992, provided a dress allowance of Rs.1500/ once in every three years, to the Members of the Rajasthan Judicial Service and the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service with effect from 1.1.1993.
Mrs. Sujata V. Manohar, J. Respondent No.1, Rajasthan Judicial Service Officers Association filed a writ petition in the Rajasthan High Court praying that the State of Rajasthan may be directed to provide to the Judicial Officers of the State of Rajasthan a dress allowance of Rs.10,665/ initially and thereafter a kit maintenance allowance of Rs.400/ per month renewable from time to time with all companysequential benefits with effect from 1.1.1993.
Not being satisfied with this allowance, the said writ petition was filed by the respondents.
