IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10253 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 14.07.2009 Balwinder Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was working as Junior Engineer in Nagar Panchayat, Bholath, District Kapurthala (respondent No.4 herein) and retired from service on 30.4.2007 on attaining the age of superannuation, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to pay his medical claim i.e. Rs. 1,82,220/- and Rs. 1,24,989/- along with interest, which has been illegally withheld by the respondents. The petitioner had incurred the said medical expenses while he was in service. It is the case of the petitioner that the aforesaid two bills of the medical expenses have already been approved by the Director, Health Services & Family Welfare Department, Punjab, Chandigarh, long back in the month of September, 2008, vide letter dated 23.9.2008 (Annexure P-5), CWP No. 10253 of 2009 -2- but respondents No.4 and 5 have not taken any step to release the said amounts to the petitioner. It is the case of the petitioner that when the aforesaid amounts on account of his medical treatment have been verified and approved, respondents No.4 and 5 have no justification in not release the said amounts. In this regard, the petitioner gave a detailed representation dated 8.6.2009 (Annexure P-11) to respondent No.5, but the said respondent has not taken any action on the same and till date, the aforesaid amounts have not been released. In view of the above, after hearing counsel for the petitioner and without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.5 to consider and decide the representation dated 8.6.2009 (Annexure P-11) in accordance with law, within a period of two months. In case, the petitioner is found entitled to the amounts of the aforesaid medical bills, respondent No.5 is further directed to release the said amounts within further period of one month. The non-availability of the funds will be no ground for not releasing the due amounts. July 14, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE