IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14605 of 2009 Date of Decision : March 11, 2010. Dr.Kanwarjit Singh Kakkar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Ms.Jigyasa Tanwar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to re-imburse the medical expenses incurred by him while undergoing Bye- pass surgery for treatment of Coronary Artery disease in the year 2001. The petitioner's case is that the medical expenses are not being re-imbursed to him despite the necessary sanction accorded by the State Government way back on 18.3.2002. Notice of motion was issued and in response thereto, the respondents have filed their counter-affidavit admitting the fact that the petitioner did undergo bye-pass surgery and sanction was accorded by the State Government way back on 18.3.2002. C.W.P.No .14605 of 2009 2 A sum of Rs.1,10,100/- has now been paid to the petitioner vide cheque dated 17.12.2009 as find mentioned in the order of even date passed by this Court. The petitioner, however, points out that besides the inordinate delay in releasing the aforesaid payment, the respondents have still with- held the balance payment as the total expenditure incurred by him comes to Rs.1,92,360/-. Having heard learned counsel for the parties at some length and keeping in view the fact that a substantial part of the expenses have been released, though belatedly, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to re-consider the claim of the petitioner regarding the balance payment also and pass an appropriate order within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Keeping in view the fact that the State Government has accorded the necessary approval way back on 28.3.2002 but the actual payment has been made only under the orders of this Court on 17.12.2009, the petitioner is also entitled to the cost of Rs.10,000/- to be paid within two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 11, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE