IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-32198-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 31.10.2025 Girish Verma ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Ajay Jain, Advocate (through video conferencing)

for respondent No.3.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction, especially in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to pay/grant the subsistence allowance @ 50% for the first six months and thereafter the enhanced amount of subsistence allowance @ 75% under Rule 7.2 of the Punjab Civil Services Rules Volume-I, Part-I, along with interest @ 12% per annum from the date it became due till the date of actual payment, and further to reinstate the petitioner in service immediately.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed as Executive Officer vide appointment order dated 16.04.1999 and he joined as such in Municipal Council,