This Original Petition is filed by the applicant in O.A.No.180/00672/2022 aggrieved by the order dated 21.02.2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam, dismissing his original application.

2. The petitioner retired as a Junior Engineer(Civil), from the Andaman Public Works Department and he is now settled in North Paravur, Ernakulam District. According to the petitioner, his place of residence will not fall under the Central Government Health Scheme (hereinafter referred to as CGHS, for short) and the nearest CGHS covered city, was Thiruvananthapuram. He claims that it is Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944 (hereinafter referred to as CS (MA) Rules, for short), which is applicable to him and he had opted for Fixed Medical Allowance (hereinafter referred to as FMA, for short), in lieu of CGHS. While so, on 07.05.2022, the 24 year old son of the petitioner, who was studying in Bangalore, sustained severe head injuries in a motor accident. For the treatment, he had to spend Rs.18,07,596/- as per Annexure A-3. Accordingly, the petitioner raised Annexure A-9 claim dated 21.07.2022, before the respondents seeking reimbursement of the medical bills under C