S.Veerapandi v. The Joint Director Of Medical

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.03.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)No.4117 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD)No.4277 of 2018 S.Veerapandi ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Joint Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Madurai.

2. The Senior Regional Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., (TASMAC) Anna Nagar, Madurai.

3. The District Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., (TASMAC) Madurai South, SIPCOT, Kappalur, Madurai District.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the second respondent in Na.Ka.No.101/2017/A1, dated 26.09.2017 in Na.Ka.No.50/2015/A, dated 03.10.2017, quash the same and direct the respondents to reimburse a sum of Rs.3,56,506/- towards medical expenses incurred for the treatment of petitioner's father, within the time frame fixed by this Court. For petitioner : Mr.R.V.Rajkumar For R1 : Mr. S.Srimathy Special Government Pleader https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ For R2 & R3 : Mr.H.Arumugam

ORDER

******** The petitioner is working as Salesman in a liquor outlet run by TASMAC. He is a regular employee. He is a member of the Medical reimbursement scheme introduced by TASMAC. The petitioner's father underwent a Lung surgery. When a claim for reimbursement was made, it was denied on the only ground that the petitioner got married and that therefore his father cannot be a beneficiary.

2. This ground of rejection was specifically frowned upon by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.7365 of 2010 dated 26.07.2011. Therefore the order impugned in this writ petition is quashed. The second respondent is directed to process the petitioner's medical reimbursement claim and effect settlement in terms of the scheme announced by the TASMAC for its employees. The medical reimbursement shall be done within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

3. Accordingly, this writ petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(W) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Joint Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Madurai.

+ 1 cc TO Mr.H.Arumugam , Advocate in SR No. 57103 + 1 cc TO Mr.R.V.Rajkumar , Advocate in SR No. 56813 + 1 cc TO The Special Government Pleader in SR No. 57662 pnn AE/JC/SAR3/17.04.2018/2P/5C ORDER MADE IN W.P.(MD)No.4117 of 2018 21.03.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/