AGARTALA, India, March 4 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on Feb. 2:
[1] Heard Mr. Debarun Singh Kunwar, learned counsel of the petitioner and Mr. Haradhan Sarkar, learned counsel of the respondents.
[2] The writ petition is filed by the petitioner for getting reimbursement of Rs.3.90 lakhs as part cost of treatment of his mother namely, Dulali Halder (now deceased) received in the year 2021 at Narayana Hrudayala Hospital, Bengalore. She was referred for such treatment at that center by the constituted Medical Board of AGMC & GBP Hospital. It was stated that she was suffering from cancer. Later on she expired.
[3] The petitioner made a declaration on 28.12.2022 that his mother was dependent on him and similarly on the same date the mother also executed similar declaration that she was dependent on her son. The department initially processed the claim of reimbursement of total Rs.11,84,978/-. The petitioner originally submitted two bills - one of Rs.11,46,606/- and another of Rs.4,28,362/- on 15.02.2022 and 26.12.2022, respectively. Thereafter, the respondents sanctioned an amount of Rs.8,58,585/- as per prevailing CGHS rates against the claim amount of Rs.11,46,606/- and also sanctioned an amount of Rs.3,26,393/- as per prevailing CGHS rates against the claim amount of Rs.4,28,362/-. This way total sum of Rs.11,84,978/- were paid to him and the rest amount of Rs.3.90 lakhs was declined. For that reason the present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers: i. Issue notice as to why the rest of the medical bills due as Rs.3.90 lakhs, admissible under the rules, should not be immediately paid/reimbursed to the petitioner, and thereafter, having received and considered the response, issue rule nisi in terms of the notice and impose such costs as considered proper for causing undue harassment and expenses. ii. Issue rule quashing the letter dated 26.09.2024 (Annexure-2) and thereafter pass any other order/orders as may be deemed fit and proper by this Hon'ble Court.
[4] The respondents in their turn have stated that the mother was not at all dependent on her son i.e. the petitioner and the son has issued a false declaration that his mother was dependent on him, and actually she was dependent on her husband, Santosh Halder, who was a pensioner.
[5] Mr. Haradhan Sarkar, learned counsel for the respondents submits that as per memorandum dated 22.12.2022 (Annexure- R/2) issued by the Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Tripura, the reimbursement of cost of medical expenses of pensioners and spouse referred by the Standing Medical Board, Government of Tripura, for treatment outside the State will be once in five years subject to ceiling limit of Rs.50,000/-.
*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x74eHYdp5au01Il9vqc7ZOJK%2By618kIoB1ORYSN8yFno&caseno=WP(C)/15/2025&cCode=1&cino=TRHC010000542025&state_code=20&appFlag=)
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