1 S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.7449/2008 Babulal Kansara vs State of Rajasthan & Ors. DATE OF ORDER : 15.7.2009 HON'BLE MR. PRAKASH TATIA. Mr. DS Rajvi, for the petitioner. Mr. Rajesh Bhati, Asstt to AAG. <><><> Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is the employee of the Municipal Board, Balotra and was initially appointed in the year 1971 on the post of Junior Engineer went to Ahemdabad for his personal work where he suffered heart problem and he was directed to go for angioplasty. The petitioner had to pay Rs.1,93,670/- for said operation. The petitioner applied for reimbursement of the said amount, but that was denied by the respondent on the ground that petitioner took treatment from private hospital and not from the hospital approved by the State for the said operation. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Division Bench of this Court in the case of Anil Kumar Surolia Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors reported in 2005(3) WLC (Raj.) 396 in the identical facts and circumstances directed the respondents to make reimbursement by paying 2 the same amount which the petitioner would have given in the Rajasthan Hospital. The same view was taken by another Division Bench of this Court in the case delivered in State of Rajasthan & Ors Vs. Surendra Kumar Kalra reported in 2008(2) WLC (Raj) 430. Following the two Division Bench's judgment, the present writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to pay the amount of medical expenses incurred by the petitioner to the extent of rates for recognized/approved Government institutions/hospitals of the State of Rajasthan. The amount will be paid to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order which may be supplied by the petitioner to the concerned authorities. (PRAKASH TATIA),J. cpgoyal/-