IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No. 11432 of 2005 NARBDESHWAR NATH TRIPATHY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Nityanand Mishra, Adv. For the State: Mr. Lalit Kishore, Sr. Advocate, AAG-I ***** 08. 15.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the State. Prayer of the petitioner in this Writ Application was for a direction to Respondent to reimburse his medical bills with interest. The medical bills relates to actual expenses incurred during the treatment of the petitioner’s wife, suffering from Cancer. Petitioner’s wife was treated by the Doctors at SGPGIMS, Lucknow and IGIMS, Patna in the year 2004. Total expenditure, which the petitioner incurred for on treatment of his wife at SGPGIMS, Lucknow, amounts to Rs. 47,578/- In para 13 of the Writ Application, the expenditure incurred during treatment at IGIMS, Patna, has been mentioned as Rs. 10,683.45. Counter Affidavit has been field on behalf of Respondent Nos. 2 to 6, Executive Engineer, Saran Canal Division, Gandak Project, Gopalganj. In the Counter Affidavit, it has been stated that for reimbursement claim of petitioner’s medical bills, 2 amounting to Rs. 47,578/-, was received on 24.03.2004 in the division Office. It was sent with forwarding letter no. 77, dated 23.03.2004 of the Assistant Engineer, Saran Canal Sub-division, Gandak Project, Kuchaikote, under whom the petitioner was working as Selection Grade Clerk (Moharir). The reimbursement claim of the petitioner was forwarded to the Superintending Engineer, Saran Canal Circle, Gandak Project, Siwan. Formalities, which have been observed by the Respondents, have been mentioned in the Counter Affidavit and finally it has been stated that the claim of the petitioner was lastly forwarded to the Health Department for approval, as the Respondents were under this impression that matter relating to re- imbursement of medical bills, needed approval of the Health Department. AAG-I himself appeared in this case and has stated that so far the approval from Health Department is concerned, now there is no requirement of such formalities. On earlier occasion he had given assurance that within few days payment shall be made. As per his assurance today when the matter was taken up, he produced 3 documents in support of the fact that payment of Rs. 47,578/- has been made to the petitioner, the receipts through which the petitioner received this amount has been produced before the Court. Finding that the petitioner has been paid medical bills, his grievance has been redressed. However, counsel appearing for the petitioner, states that expenses incurred during treatment at IGIMS, Patna had not been paid, which amounts to Rs. 10,683.45. Counsel for the petitioner admits that these bills had never been submitted by the petitioner before the Respondent. If that is so, the petitioner has liberty to take appropriate steps for submission of these bills before appropriate authority. So far the admissible amount is concerned, that has already been paid. With the aforesaid observations, this Writ Application is disposed of. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)