1. Shri Hans Raj Sharma, who retired as Naib Subedar Nursing Assistant from Army Medical Corps is before this Court for the reason that the Institution, which he served, has refused to reimburse amount of the medical expenses, which he incurred for his eye treatment.

2. Petitioner is a member of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme ('ECHS') holding Card No. JM000126. In terms of the Information Brochure, an Ex-Servicemen, who suffers from any ailment is to be treated in an empanelled hospital/polyclinic under the 'ECHS' scheme. In case of emergency the patient can be treated in a non-empanelled hospital and in terms of Chapter 7, paragraph 12(b) of the Information Brochure, the nearest empanelled polyclinic is to be informed within 48 hours of such admission in a non-empanelled hospital.

3. It is claimed in the Writ Petition that petitioner suffered sudden loss of vision in his left eye. Dr. Ashok Sharma, Ophthalmologist, who was posted as Lecturer in Government Medical College, Jammu, on 7th August, 2005, examined the petitioner and gave his opinion as "Retina Detached" and it was advised that in the face of serious ailment the petitioner would immediately require to be surgical

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