S.J. Mukhopadhaya, J.

1. The writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner, for declaration that the order passed by the 1st respondent in letter No.57995/Salaries/99-1 dated 10th October, 1999, in so far as prescribing 60 days time limit for making application for financial assistance under the Tamilnadu Government Employees Health Fund Scheme and the order dated 16th February, 2008 passed by second respondent, Registrar, City Civil Court, Chennai as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to reimburse the petitioner the medical expenses with 12% interest.

.2. The petitioner is an employee in the City Civil Court, Chennai. Originally, he was appointed in the Tamil Nadu Highways Department as Junior Assistant on 1st March, 1978 and on selection through Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, he was appointed as Junior Assistant in Judicial Ministerial Service in 1980. He was posted to work in Labour Court, Chennai and in the meantime, in the year 1993, he was promoted as Assistant and transferred to NDPS Court, Chennai. For the present, he is working as Assistant in City Civil Court, Chennai.

3. The further case of the petitioner is that on 23rd