IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8812 of 2011 Pramod Kumar Jamuar, son of late Sadhu Sharan Jamuar, resident of Shreechand Nawada, P.S. & District Jamui … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Health Department, Bihar, Patna 3. The Joint Secretary, Health Department, Bihar, Patna 4. The Director in Chief, Health Department, Bihar, Patna 5. The Civil Surgeon cum Chief Medical Officer, Jamui 6. The Incharge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Jamui … Respondents ---------------------------------- 8. 24.11.2011 Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that as luck would have it, the petitioner has succumbed to his illness last night. Counsel for the State while placing the report of the Medical Board as directed by this Court has also placed on record the recommendation of the Superintendent of Patna Medical College and Hospital, contained in letter no. 13298 dated 19.11.2011 which would go to show that the Medical Board has found the claim of reimbursement towards expenditure on treatment to the tune of Rs. 3,65,673/- payable. Learned counsel for the State submits that this amount shall be sanctioned and paid as early as possible. That being so, this application on account of death of the sole petitioner has abated but keeping in view of the subsequent development, as noted above, this Court would direct the competent authority to make payment of the aforementioned amount after deducting the amount of advance paid, if any, within a period of one month from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 2 Counsel for the petitioner would submit that there are still more pending medical bills awaiting sanction and payment for the expenditure incurred in treatment of the deceased petitioner and as such, liberty may be given to the wife of the petitioner to pursue remedy for payment of such amount. In the opinion of this Court after death of the petitioner it is the wife of the petitioner who has all the rights in the world to claim payment of legally payable amount admissible to her husband and for that no separate liberty is required to be given. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/