Suresh Kumar Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 2732 of 2021 Suresh Kumar Gupta S/o Late Chandrika Keval Gupta, Aged About 54 Years, R/o House No. 302, Near Mothers Pride School, Sunder Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Urban Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Joint Director, Urban Development Department, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Panchayat Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Ms. M. Asha, Advocate For State :

Ms. Sunita Jain, Govt. Advocate For Respondent no.3 :

Mr. Abhyuday Singh, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 22.06.2021

1. The limited relief that the petitioner has sought in the present writ petition is for an appropriate direction to the respondents for ensuring timely release of the subsistence allowance payable to the petitioner.

2. According to the petitioner, it is a case where the respondents are releasing subsistence allowance at times of 2-3 months which is causing great hardship for the petitioner to sustain himself. He makes a prayer that under the service rules, the authorities are supposed to

pay the subsistence allowance every month.

3. There cannot be a dispute that the subsistence allowance has to be paid monthly. Given the said facts, the writ petition at this juncture stands disposed of directing the respondents to ensure that the petitioner is paid the subsistence allowance regularly on monthly basis in terms of the rules governing the field, at the earliest. Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge Khatai