C.W.P NO. 13575 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 13575 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: 10.01.2011. Amarjit Singh Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. A.K.Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Anu Pal, Assistant Advocate General,Punjab. ***** PERMOD KOHLI, J. (ORAL) The petitioner is a Punjab Government Employee. The wife of the petitioner remained as an outdoor/indoor patient in connection with treatment of cancer of uterus. She was operated in the year 2005. The petitioner submitted a medical claim for reimbursement of the bill. The respondents,however, delayed the payment for one reason or the other. Ultimately, the claim raised by the petitioner was paid pursuant to the directions issued by this Court in Civil Writ Petition No. 8208 of 2007. Since the wife of the petitioner continued under treatment, the petitioner submitted C.W.P NO. 13575 of 2010 2 another claim of Rs.52467/- in respect to the treatment of his wife Smt. Balwant Kaur for the period from 26.2.2005 to 21.2.2006. This claim also remained unsettled. It is in these circumstances that the petitioner has filed this petition seeking reimbursement of the medical claim. It is admitted position that now the respondents have released the amount of Rs.46,832/- on 9.11.2010 as per AIIMS/ PGI rates. The petitioner is satisfied with the amount released. Admittedly, there has been unnecessary delay for the reimbursement of the medical claim. As per the earlier findings recorded by this Court in Civil Writ Petition No. 8208 of 2007, the respondents are liable to pay interest at the rate of 6% per annum for the delayed payment of the medical reimbursement. The amount of interest be calculated and paid within three months. (PERMOD KOHLI) 10.1.2011. JUDGE Anoop