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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SANDEEP MOUDGIL
Rama Kant Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J.
Prayer
1. The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of calculation sheet dated 17.05.2018 (Annexure P-9) to the extent his medical reimbursement claim was restricted to Rs. 1,38,422/- against the total bill of Rs.3,54,647/-, and for a direction to the respondents to reimburse the remaining amount of Rs. 2,16,225/- along with interest.
Brief Facts
2. The petitioner is a retired Chief Engineer from the Irrigation & Water Resources Department, Government of Haryana. In January 2018, while at Hisar, he suffered a serious medical emergency and was admitted to Jindal Hospital, Hisar, where his condition deteriorated and he went into coma. On medical advice, he was shifted to Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, on 16.01.2018 and was admitted in the Emergency ICU. He was diagnosed with viral meningoencephalitis and remained admitted till 25.01.2018. The total expenditure incurred on his treatment at the said hospital amounted to Rs. 3,54,647/-.
3. The petitioner obtained an essentiality certificate from the hospital and an emergency certificate from the Civil Surgeon, Gurugram, an
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