IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 28648 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- T.V.MOHANDAS, CONDUCTOR, KSRTC, ATTINGAL DEPOT, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KSRTC, ATTINGAL DEPOT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR (SC-KSRTC) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.28648/08 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF DISCHARGE SUMMARY AND BILL DATED 22.5.08 ISSUED BY THE LAKE SHORE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE, ERNAKULAM. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 23.8.08 OF THE RESPONDENT- CORPORATION. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF PAY SLIP FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008 OF THE PETITIONER. TRUE COPY T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.28648 of 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 JUDGMENT This is a case concerning the claim for medical reimbursement. The petitioner is working as a Conductor in the Attingal Depot of the 1st respondent-Corporation. He was admitted in the Lakeshore Hospital on 18.5.2008 while on duty in the Attingal-Guruvayur service, because of chest pain due to cardiac complaints. According to the petitioner, he has spent more than Rs.1,31,669/- for his treatment. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the discharge summary dated 22.5.2008 issued by the Lakeshore Hospital. 2. By Exhibit P2, an amount of Rs.50,000/- was sanctioned to him as advance payment. It is the case of the petitioner that the remaining amounts have not been sanctioned so far, in spite of the fact that he is eligible to be sanctioned the same. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent submitted that the petitioner was sanctioned medical reimbursement to the tune of Rs.81,068/- vide proceedings W.P.(C)No.28648/08 -2- No.PL.17/016509/2007 dated 15.11.2007 and the same has been recorded in the service book. He is therefore eligible for an amount of Rs.18,932/- further. Taking a sympathetic view, by Exhibit P2 an amount of Rs.50,000/- was sanctioned as a special case. It is pointed out that on humanitarian ground the KSRTC can consider his claim for medical reimbursement at an unapproved hospital for the balance amount of Rs.18,932/- of the maximum eligible amount of Rs.one lakh fixed, if he submits proper claim request including necessary documents, since no request has been submitted by him till date. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has already submitted the bills along with the medical certificates, which will be evident from Exhibit P2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since all the documents have been submitted at the time of sanction of the earlier claim, it may not be possible for the petitioner to produce additional documents at this distance of time and the documents already produced may be directed to be considered. 5. In that view of the matter, if the petitioner files an appropriate representation along with a copy of this judgment, W.P.(C)No.28648/08 -3- the same will be considered by the 1st respondent-Corporation and appropriate orders will be passed in accordance with the relevant rules within a period of two months. The eligible amounts also will be disbursed accordingly. The steps for recovery will be determined when final orders are thus passed by the Corporation. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE). dsn True copy P.A.to Judge.