HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA ********

WRIT PETITION NO.32125 OF 2025 Between:

Union of India, rep.by the Chief Postmaster General, Telangana Circle, Hyderabad and two others …. Petitioners and Avula Somaiah, s/o. late Narayana, Aged 61 years, occu:Retired Post Assistant, O/o. Khairatabad Head Post Office, Hyderabad-4, r/o. Flat No.503, Block-A, Sri Sri Kalakuteeram Apartments, LB Nagar, Hyderabad.

…. Respondent DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED : 27.10.2025 HON’BNLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers : Yes may be allowed to see the Judgments ?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be : Yes marked to Law Reporters/Journals

3. Whether Their Lordship wish to : Yes see the fair copy of the Judgment ?

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SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO, J * HON’BNLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO +WRIT PETITION NO.32125 OF 2025 %27.10.2025 Between:

# Union of India, rep.by the Chief Postmaster General, Telangana Circle, Hyderabad and two others …. Petitioners Vs.

$ Avula Somaiah, s/o. late Narayana, Aged 61 years, occu:Retired Post Assistant, O/o. Khairatabad Head Post Office, Hyderabad-4, r/o. Flat No.503, Block-A, Sri Sri Kalakuteeram Apartments, LB Nagar, Hyderabad.

…. Respondent !Counsel for the petitioners : Mr. G.Venkateswarlu, learned Additional Central Government Counsel Counsel for the Respondents : --

>Head Note:

? Cases referred:

(2018) 16 SCC 187; (1996) 2 SCC 336; (2019) 8 SCC 607; 2023 SCC Online Del 2707;

2025 SCC Online Bom 2391

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION NO.32125 OF 2025 DATE: 27.10.2025 Between:

Union of India, rep.by the Chief Postmaster General, Telangana Circle, Hyderabad and two others …. Petitioners and Avula Somaiah, s/o. late Narayana, Aged 61 years, occu:Retired Post Assistant, O/o. Khairatabad Head Post Office, Hyderabad-4, r/o. Flat No.503, Block-A, Sri Sri Kalakuteeram Apartments, LB Nagar, Hyderabad.

…. Respondent HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION NO.32125 OF 2025 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Suddala Chalapathi Rao)

The present writ petition is filed challenging the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) in O.A.No.021/ 00226/2023, dated 11.06.2025, wherein the learned Tribunal was pleased to allow the said O.P., directing the respondents to reimburse the entire expenditure incurred by the respondent/claimant towards the medical treatment of the applicant and his wife, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

I. Brief facts of the case:-

2. The applicant joined in the petitioners-organization as Postal Assistant on 15.07.1981 and got superannuated on 30.09.2022, after serving the Department for more than 40 years. As he was covered under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and was availing the CGHS facility as and when required. Further, on 03.04.2022 due to acute chest pain, applicant was admitted in the Star Hospital, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad in emergency and had undergone Heart Bypass Surgery i.e., “Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery” on 04.04.2022. After recovery from the said ailment, he was discharged from the said hospital on 08.04.2022 on payment of medical expenditure for Rs.4,36,700/-. Likewise the wife of the applicant was admitted in Yeshoda Hospital, Secunderabad on 27.04.2022 due to acute headache in emergency condition, she had undergone ‘Endo Vascular Coiling of Right ICA (Ophthalmic Segment) Aneurysm’ on 28.04.2022. She was discharged from the said hospital on 30.04.2022 on payment of Rs.5,04,400/-. As the applicant was entitled for reimbursement of the expenditure, he has filed application for reimbursement of the said amounts incurred by him towards the said oper