CWP No.9583 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.9583 of 2008 Date of decision: 23.10.2008 Sarla Mohindra ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Amit Jaiswal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, DAG, Punjab. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has prayed for direction to the respondents to reimburse the medical expenses incurred by the petitioner on the treatment of her husband. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the medical bills, which are submitted by the petitioner, have been duly sanctioned by the respondents as is clear from Annexure P-3. He has referred to the sanction order, operative part of which is reproduced as under:- “Ex-post facto sanction of the Director Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh is hereby accorded for taking treatment by Mr. S.K. Dosaj H/o Smt. Sarla Mahindra for the period from 16.01.2005 to 20.01.2005, 31.01.2005 to 10.02.2005 from Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi to the tune of Rs.18,348 + 1,10,682= 1,29,030/- (Rs. One Lac CWP No.9583 of 2008 2 Twenty Nine Thousand Thirty Only) at AIIMS, New Delhi/ Govt. rates.” Learned counsel submits that the petitioner accepts the amount of Rs.1,29,030/- as sanctioned by the respondents and the amount be released to her expeditiously. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the sanctioning of the medical reimbursement claim of the petitioner. In view of the above, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.1 & 2 to release the sanctioned amount of Rs.1,29,030/- to the petitioner within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE October 23, 2008 'rajpal'