G.S.Singhvi, J.

1. Even after the death of her husband, who died in 1994 after being operated for bypass heart surgery and Miteral valve replacement, the petitioner has not been able to live in peace because she has to discharge the financial burden incurred by her and her late husband for incurring expenditure on his treatment at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi.

2. From the record, it is clearly revealed that late Shri Sant Ram Pandit, who was a member of the PCS, was recommended by the Medical Board and the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and research Centre at Chandigarh for by pass heart surgery. Late Shri Sant Ram Pandit applied for sanction for his treatment at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre New Delhi and the Director, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh granted sanction vide letter dated 3.2.1994 (Annexure P-2) subject to the condition that reimbursement of expenditure will be made at the rates of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

3. Late Shri Sant Ram and the petitioner were left with no other option, but to act according to the advice by the Medical Board and the Doctors of PGI and therefo