Sarla Mohindra vs State Of Punjab & Others on 23 October, 2008

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    IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB &
              HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.


                                        CWP No.9583 of 2008
                                        Date of decision: 23.10.2008

Sarla Mohindra                                      ..Petitioner

                           Versus

State of Punjab & others                            ...Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA

Present: Mr. Amit Jaiswal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Yatinder Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral)

The petitioner has prayed for direction to the respondents to

reimburse the medical expenses incurred by the petitioner on the

treatment of her husband.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the medical

bills, which are submitted by the petitioner, have been duly sanctioned

by the respondents as is clear from Annexure P-3. He has referred to the

sanction order, operative part of which is reproduced as under:-

“Ex-post facto sanction of the Director Health and Family
Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh is hereby accorded for taking
treatment by Mr. S.K. Dosaj H/o Smt. Sarla Mahindra for
the period from 16.01.2005 to 20.01.2005, 31.01.2005 to
10.02.2005 from Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi to the
tune of Rs.18,348 + 1,10,682= 1,29,030/- (Rs. One Lac
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Twenty Nine Thousand Thirty Only) at AIIMS, New Delhi/
Govt. rates.”

Learned counsel submits that the petitioner accepts the

amount of Rs.1,29,030/- as sanctioned by the respondents and the

amount be released to her expeditiously.

Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the

sanctioning of the medical reimbursement claim of the petitioner.

In view of the above, we dispose of this writ petition with a

direction to respondents No.1 & 2 to release the sanctioned amount of

Rs.1,29,030/- to the petitioner within three months from the date of

receipt of certified copy of this order.

(ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA)
JUDGE

(RAJAN GUPTA)
JUDGE
October 23, 2008
‘rajpal’