1 / 3 2026:CGHC:17779 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3336 of 2026 Vikash Dhruw Shri Sushil Dhruw, Aged About 30 Years Suspended Assistant Director Of District Plaining And Statistical Office District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara,(C.G.) Resident Of House No. 118, Khapradih, Baloda Bazar, District- Baloda - Bazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Planning Economics And Statistics Department, Ministry, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - The Director, Planning, Economics And Statistics Department, Ground Floor, Block-02, Indrawati Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - The Director, Treasury Account And Pension, Ground Floor, Block-02, Indrawati Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District-Raipur, (C.G.) 4 - The Commissioner, Raipur Division Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Collector Balodabazar-Bhatapara, District-Baloda Bazar Bhatapara (C.G.) 2 / 3 6 - The District Treasury Officer, Balodabazar Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Patel, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Vivek Verma, G.A. HON'BLE SHRI PARTH PRATEEM SAHU, JUDGE ORDER ON BOARD 20.04.2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs. “10.1 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ and respondents to enhance the subsistence allowance from the 50% to 75% along with the arrears of the enhanced subsistence allowance in the interest of justice. 10.2 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ and direct the respondent authorities to decide the pending representations and grant the 75% substances allowance to the petitioner in the interest of justice. 10.3 This Hon'ble Court may further be pleased to pass an appropriate order or issue writ as deemed fit under the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner while holding the post of Assistant Director was put under suspension. After passage of the considerable period of suspension petitioner had submitted application/representation before the respondent authorities for enhancement of the subsistence allowance from 50% to 75% as 3 / 3 provided under 53 (B) of fundamental rules. The application / representation submitted by the petitioner before the authorities has been forwarded to respondent No. 1 vide letter dated 07.08.2025, however, till date no decision has been taken by the respondents and therefore, direction be issued to the concerned authorities to consider and take decision on the representation for enhancement of the subsistence allowance at the earliest. 3. Learned counsel for State submits that in view of the limited prayer made by counsel for the petitioner, he is having no objection. 4. On due consideration of the submissions made by learned counsel for the respective parties, the writ petition at this stage is disposed of directing the respondent No. 1 to 4 to consider and take decision on the representation submitted by the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a further period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the representation, considering that the petitioner himself is undergoing the treatment of cancer disease as stated by counsel for petitioner. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE