Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab and Ors. v. Mohinder Singh Chawla Etc.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 279
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 17 December 1996

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What the Court ordered

We hold that . the High Court was right in giving the direction for reimbursement of a sum of Rs. 20,000 incurred by the respondent towards the room rent for E his stay while undergoing treatment in Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 21. Right to life-Held right to health is an integral to right to life-Govern­ ment servant-Constitutional obligation of Government to provide health services and bear the expenses for Government servant during service and after retirement. I Service Law-State of Punjab-povernment employee-Medical expen­ diture-Reimbursement-Employee having heart ailment-Facility of treat- ment not available in State Hospitals-l'ennission granted to get specialised treatment outside the State-Treatment taken at Al/MS-Claim for reimbur­ sement by employee-Claim for actual

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