IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 5030 of 2005 Between: Sri M. Markandeya, S/o. Sri Naga Veeraiah Shastry, R/O. Plot No. 43, Road No.2, West Marredpally, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Law (L.A & JSC.F) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad, Rep. by its Registrar (Administration). .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue any appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No1 herein in restricting the reimbursement of the medical bills to Rs. 75,000/- instead of total amount of Rs. 2,40,572/- as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents No.1 herein to reimburse the total medical bills incurred by the petitioner herein and as recommended by the Registrar, Administration, High Court of A.P. vide Proceedings Roc.No. 1650/2004-B3, dated 31-8-2004 forthwith in the interest of justice and equity. For the Petitioner: MR.V.TULASI REDDY, Advocate. For Respondent No. 1: Government Pleader for Home. For Respondent No.2: SMT.M.BHASKARA LAKSHMI (SC FOR APHC). The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Sri C.V. Ramulu, J) It is fairly conceded by the learned counsel appearing for the parties that the subject matter that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court reported in M. Rambhadra Rao v. Govt. of A.P. Following the said judgment, this writ petition is liable to be allowed in terms thereof. In the result, the respondents are directed to reimburse the medical bills amounting to Rs.2,40,572/- without making any deductions or restrictions subject to verification of the bills by the competent authority. The amounts shall be released within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order. The Writ Petition is accordingly allowed. (B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 28-03-2005 (C.V. Ramulu, J) ks/gs To 1. The Secretary, Law (L.A & JSC.F) Department, Secretariat, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar, (Administration), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. 2. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.