RAMESHWAR SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. Rameshwar Singh, petitioner in person and Mr. Ajit Singh, learned advocate, holding brief of Mr. Rajendra Singh, learned counsel for the Central Government.

(2.) THE petitioner has assailed the order dated 3rd June, 2008 whereby the respondent has accepted the petitioner's request to provide medical aid for the treatment of his wife but to the extent of only Rs. 20,000/ - whereas the petitioner claimed the medical aid for the treatment of his wife to the extent of Rs. 2,50,000/ - as estimated by the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner's wife died. Therefore, the petitioner has also prayed for issuing a writ of mandamus to the respondents to pay heavy compensation to the petitioner for causing untimely death of his wife due to inaction on the part of the concerned opposite parties. It is further stated that she succumbed to the death for want of medical treatment.

(3.) THE petitioner approached this court through W.P. No. 7886 (SS) of 2007 for issuing direction to the respondents to provide medical aid. This Court issued directions to the respondents to decide his representation by speaking and reasoned order. The respondents examined the matter and decided petitioner's representation on 11.2.2008 in light of the Standing Order No. 7 of 2004 and passed the following order;