(1.) This petition has been filed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to reimburse the expenses incurred by the petitioner on open heart bypass surgery which the petitioner had undergone at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi.
(2.) From the record it is apparent that the petitioner had submitted original bills as early as in January, 1995 and the matter remained pending with the departmental authorities for a long time.
(3.) Learned Deputy Advocate General has made a statement that an amount equivalent to the expenses incurred for similar treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has been sanctioned on 16.4.1996.