The writ petitioner, a member of the Tamil Nadu Medical Service prays for the issue of writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records of the second respondent in his proceedings No. 24447/A2/297 dated 16.12.1998 quash the same and consequently direct the respondents toj forthwith reimburse Rs. 5,18,969.41, the balance of J the amount incurred by the petitioner for Medicall Treatment of his wife at Apollo Cancer Hospital, Chennai.

2. This Court ordered notice of motion on 22.4.1999. The respondents have been served and they have filed their counter affidavit. With the consent of counsel for either side the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. The petitioner states that his wife Mrs. Manjula Ramamurthy was diagnosed to have Carcinoma of Right Breast in August 1996 and she underwent Mastectomy on 26.8.1996. The Biopsy of the Specimen showed infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma with 12 Positive Lymphondes in Right Axilla.

3. In view of the large number of positive Lymphondes and occurrence of the disease at younger age, she was categorised as high risk case for relapse with poor prognosis. On these grounds, the petitioners wife was advised high dose of Chemo