CWP No.8163 of 2009 --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.8163 of 2009 Date of decision : 07.05.2010 Resham Singh ...Petitioner Versus Food Corporation of India and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL **** Present: Ms. Anju Bansal, Advocate, for Mr. G S Bal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K K Gupta, Advocate, for the respondents. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to reimburse an amount of Rs.1,35,145/- towards medical claim submitted by him in respect of his wife's treatment for Coronary Angiography and By-pass Surgery at Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana. On March 30, 2010, learned counsel for the respondents had produced a communication issued by the Food Corporation of India, wherein it was stated that payment of Rs.75,000/- on account of the medical claim of the petitioner had been released. Learned CWP No.8163 of 2009 --2-- counsel for the petitioner had sought time to seek instructions in this regard. Learned counsel for the parties have agreed that the said amount of Rs.75,000/- is the maximum amount admissible under the Scheme and the same has been released to the petitioner and, therefore, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. May 07, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) atulsethi JUDGE