S.Chandra Mohan v. The Joint Director Of Health And Rural Services

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.12.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P(MD)No.12886 of 2023 S.Chandra Mohan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Joint Director of Health and Rural Services, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

2. The District Collector/ District Level Empowered Committee, Collectorate, Tamil Nadu New Health Insurance Scheme, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

3. The District Treasury Officer, Kanyakumri District, Nagercoil.

4. The Child Development Project Officer, ICDS, Thuckalay at Peyankuzhy, Kanyakumari District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to 1/6

pay a sum of Rs.49,267/- as reimbursement for medical expenses of the petitioner's wife, who underwent medical treatment by considering the petitioner's representations dated 04.06.2019, 05.05.2022 and 24.04.2023 within a time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vasik Ali For Respondents : Mr.T.Villavan Kothai Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

The present writ petition has been filed by a retired Superintendent in the fourth respondent Office seeking a Mandamus for reimbursement of his medical expenses, which he had incurred between 11.03.2019 to 19.03.2019.

2. A perusal of the typed set of papers indicates that the first respondent herein by his proceedings, dated 14.05.2019, has recommended to the third respondent that the claim of the writ petitioner would be considered under the Tamil Nadu Medical Attendance Rules. Thereafter, the third respondent has called for the documents from the writ petitioner, by his proceedings dated 18.10.2023.

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3. According to the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner, the petitioner had submitted all the original documents to the first respondent herein through the fourth respondent.

4. In view of the above said facts, the first respondent herein is directed to forward all the original bills relating to the writ petitioner to the third respondent within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such receipt, the third respondent herein is directed to dispose of the claim of the writ petitioner, within a period of four weeks thereafter.

5. With the above said observation, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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To

1. The Joint Director of Health and Rural Services, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

2. The District Collector/ District Level Empowered Committee, Collectorate, Tamil Nadu New Health Insurance Scheme, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.

3. The District Treasury Officer, Kanyakumri District, Nagercoil.

4. The Child Development Project Officer, ICDS, Thuckalay at Peyankuzhy, Kanyakumari District.

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R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J.

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