Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010186412025 2026:GAU-AS:10997 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4860/2025 AYUB KHAN S/O LT. PIR MOHAMMAD KHAN, VILL- ISLAM NAGAR (BOGULAMARI), P.O.- A.M. CO. ROAD, P.S.- DHUBRI, DIST- DHUBRI, ASSAM-783323 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06 2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37 3:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER DHUBRI DIVISION P.S. AND DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM-783301 4:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 5:THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES CUM CHAIRMAN DISTRICT LEVEL ADMISSIBILITY BOARD DHUBRI DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-78330 Page No.# 2/4 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD. A HUSSAIN, MR. T ISLAM,MR. K ALOM Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, SC, HEALTH,SC, FINANCE BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 07.08.2026 Heard Mr. T. Islam, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A. Goswami, learned Standing, Forest Department. 2. By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondent authorities to pay the admissible amount of Rs.2,26,420.14/-(Rupees two lakh twenty six thousand four hundred twenty and fourteen paisa only) being medical reimbursement. 3. The petitioner is serving as Forest Guard under the establishment of Divisional Forest Officer, Dhubri Division. In the course of his service, the petitioner had undergone medical treatment at GNRC Hospital with effect from 07.05.2017 to 23.05.2017 for which he had to incur an expenditure of Rs. 2,40,116.26/- (Rupees two lakh forty thousand one hundred sixteen and twenty six paisa only). 4. In terms of the policy for medical reimbursement, the petitioner submitted the bill for reimbursement of the medical bill of Rs.2,26,420.14/-(Rupees two lakh twenty six thousand four hundred twenty and fourteen paisa only), which was forwarded by the Divisional Forest Officer, Dhubri Division to the Principal Chief Conservator of Page No.# 3/4 Forests & Head of Forest Force, Assam for sanctioning payment of the said medical bill. In its turn, the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (P&D), Assam had forwarded the proposal of medical bill of the petitioner to the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Environment and Forest Department. It is also noticed that the Joint Secretary to Government of Assam, Environment Forest Department communicated to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force, Assam to furnish the bank account details of the petitioner for necessary action to which the petitioner has submitted his bank details to the Divisional Forest Officer, Dhubri Division. It is the case of the petitioner that despite his legal entitlement for payment of medical reimbursement as per the policy, the same is yet to be paid. 5. Mr. A. Goswami, learned Standing counsel, Forest Department, on instruction, submits that an amount of Rs.2,26,420.14/- (Rupees two lakh twenty six thousand four hundred twenty and fourteen paisa only) has already been sanctioned by the respondent authorities which shall be released to the petitioner within a period of 2(two) weeks. 6. Having considered the grievance of the petitioner, which is for payment of the medical reimbursement of Rs.2,26,420.14/- (Rupees two lakh twenty six thousand four hundred twenty and fourteen paisa only) which has already been sanctioned and the respondent authorities undertakes that the same will be released within a period of 2(two) weeks from today, no issue survives for further adjudication. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition stands closed with a direction to the respondent authorities to deposit and release the amount of Page No.# 4/4 Rs.2,26,420.14/- (Rupees two lakh twenty six thousand four hundred twenty and fourteen paisa only) to the petitioner within 2(two) weeks as assured by the learned Standing counsel, Forest Department. 8. Writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant