ORDER

The applicant filed this OA under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 for seeking relief of quashing and setting aside the order dated 5th April, 2022 and direction to the respondents to pay the remaining balance medical expenses to the tune of Rs.7,53,197/- with interest @18% per annum.

2. Applicant’s case in brief is that he had joined the department of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) (respondent No.3) on 16th May, 1984 as Hindi Translator.

3. In the month of September, 2017 the applicant was admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital which is nearby the residence of the applicant. Both the kidneys of the applicant had failed because of which he was on dialysis. For performing kidney transplant surgery, the applicant had demanded Rs.8,00,000/- as medical advance by letter dated 16th October, 2017. The applicant was admitted for kidney transplant and was discharged from the hospital on 8th March, 2018. An advance of Rs.2,70,000/- was paid by respondent No.3 to the applicant. The applicant was admitted on 26th February, 2018 and was discharged on 8th March, 2018. The kidney donor, who was his wife Ms. Ma