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Original Application No. 180/00125/2016. Case: P.K. Krishnankutty Vs Union of India and Ors.. Central Administrative Tribunal

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Case NumberOriginal Application No. 180/00125/2016
CounselFor Appellant: Ms. Varkey & Martin, Advs. and For Respondents: Mr. Millu Dandapani, Adv.
JudgesMr. U. Sarathchandran, Judicial Member
IssueAdminisrtative Law
Judgement DateMay 30, 2017
CourtCentral Administrative Tribunal

Order:

Mr. U. Sarathchandran, Judicial Member , (Ernakulam Bench)

  1. Applicant is a Peon in the Railway Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam. He is aggrieved by non-reimbursement of the medical expenses incurred by him for treatment of his diabetic foot which according to him was advised by a private hospital in Ernakulam for amputation but got cured after undergoing treatment at Cheruppulassery Co-operative Hospital in Palakkad District. He submitted a claim of Rs. 73,335/- for reimbursement of the amount spent by him for treatment at the aforesaid Co-operative hospital. Respondents by the impugned Annexures A7 & A9 communication returned the claim for reimbursement stating that the treatment was available at the Railway Hospital, Trivandrum and that the claim was submitted after six months. As per the pleadings of the applicant, due to diabetics a wound appeared on his right foot and as he suffered unbearable pain in the right lower limb his relatives took him to Lissie Hospital at Ernakulam where amputation of right foot was advised. Unwilling to amputate the foot, the relatives took him to Cheruppulassery Co-operative Hospital where alternative mode of treatment was available. He was admitted there as inpatient from 25.8.2014 to 3.10.2014 and from 27.10.2014 to 27.11.2014 as indicated in Annexures A1 and A2 certificates issued by the said hospital. According to the applicant during all these time he was on 'sick list'...

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