Non-Payment Of Subsistence Allowance Is Violative Of Article 21 Of Constitution: Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday reiterated that payment of subsistence allowance to a Govt. employee placed under suspension is a matter of "right". "Every Government Employee, who is put under suspension, has a statutory right of subsistence allowance. Non- payment of subsistence allowance has been held to be violative of Article 21 of Constitution of India," the bench of...