UMA SHANKAR SRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER stood retired from Government service after attaining the age of superannuation. There is no dispute that the petitioner has been contributing towards the Rajasthan Pensioners Medical Fund throughout his service tenure. After retirement, wife of the petitioner was admitted in the SMS Hospital, Jaipur on 5. 2. 2002 where Orthopedic surgery for knee replacement was done. PETITIONER submitted bills for expenditure incurred in the said surgery to the tune of Rs. 1,70,000/- before the authorities. It may be mentioned here that the bills for medical expenditure had been issued by the Rajasthan Medical Relief Society, SMS Hospital, Jaipur itself, however, the petitioner has been allowed reimbursement of the bills only to the tune of Rs. 1 lac, which comes to 59% of the expenses incurred on the treatment of his wife as referred to above.

(2.) THE writ petition has been filed by the petitioner claiming reimbursement of the whole amount citing instances of some officers, who have been allowed 100% reimbursement for such operations of knee replacement.

(3.) ADMITTEDLY, wife of the petitioner has been operated in a Government hospital in the State itself and the bills have been issued by the Rajasthan Medical Relief Society, SMS Hospital, Jaipur and, as such authenticity of the bills also cannot be disbelieved. Since, there is no limit prescribed in the Scheme for reimbursement of the expenses incurred on treatment in a Government hospital in the State, in my opinion, the petitioner is entitled for reimbursement of the entire expenses as claimed by him.