Ajay Rastogi, J. Instant petition has been filed by petitioner seeking reimbursement of his medical bills which were disallowed by Respondent Nos. 1, 2, & 4 and so also claiming adequate damages for agony & sufferance caused to him due to failure of operation undertaken by Respondent No.3 in All India Institute of Medical Science ("AIIMS"), New Delhi (Respondent 5).

2. Facts, in brief , relevant for adjudication of dispute are that petitioner being an Ex-IAS and retired pensioner got himself registered under Central Government Health Services ("CGHS") at CGHS permanent No. 60032. He got surgical operation of his both the legs for total knee replacement at AIIMS on 21.04.2003 where due to some infection, he was again surgically operated on 19.05.2003 - as a result whereof, remained Indoor patient for two months and finally discharged on 16.06.2003 from AIIMS hospital. Owing to some infection erupted, for some time, he remained as Indoor patient in Intensive Care Unit ("ICU"), SMS Hospital, Jaipur and undertook medical treatment whereof in October-November, 2003. Thereafter he submitted medical bills for reimbursement, for which it is not in dispute that all bills furnished