CWP No.8726 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.8726 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 12.05.2010 **** Ajmer Singh . . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and another . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. S.R. Chaudhari, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner is an old retiree. He has submitted medical bills to the tune of Rs.5,06,009/- for reimbursement of the expenses incurred by him on his own as well as on his wife’s treatment, the details whereof have been given in para No.5 of the writ petition. He has further averred that though the medical bills to the tune of Rs.3,84,604/- have already been approved by the competent authority, yet their payment has not been made to him for the reasons best known to the respondents. CWP No.8726 of 2010.doc - 2 – (2). In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served a legal notice dated 08.03.2010 (Annexure P3) upon the respondent but in vain. (3). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the fact that a substantial part of the medical bills submitted by the petitioner is stated to have been approved by the competent authority, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to release the payment of the approved bills as well as to process the pending bills for sanction thereof under the Rules/Policy within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to a cost of Rs.10,000/-, recoverable from the officer(s)/official (s) responsible for the delay in the realization of the payment. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 12.05.2010 vishal shonkar CWP No.8726 of 2010.doc - 3 –