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2025 DAILYLAW 11693 (RAJ)

SITA RAM KHINCHI v. R S R T C AND ANR

CW/14656/2013 · 2025-02-19

Anoop Kumar Dhand

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[2025:RJ-JP:7216] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14656/2013 Sita Ram Khinchi S/o Shri Kalu Ram Khinchi, aged about 50 years, Resident of A-93, Outside Char Darwaja Mandi Khatikan, Near Community Health Centre, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1.Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur through its Chairman Cum Managing Director. 2. The Chief Manager, Sanganer Depot, RSRTC, Jaipur. ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vinod Goyal For Respondent(s) : Mr. Jitendra Singh JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 19/02/2025 1. By way of filing this writ petition, a prayer has been made by the petitioner for issuing a direction to the respondents to reimburse the amount of medical bills incurred in his wife’s treatment. 2. Contents of the writ petition indicates that wife of the petitioner was admitted in SMS Hospital on 16.01.2013 and she was discharged from the hospital on 19.01.2023 but after discharging, her condition became critical and under an emergent situation she was admitted at Monilek Hospital, Jaipur where treatment was provided to save her life, wherein the petitioner has incurred expenses of Rs. 52,407/-. After recovery, the petitioner submitted an application for reimbursement of the medical bills but no orders were passed by the respondents, hence [2025:RJ-JP:7216] (2 of 2) [CW-14656/2013] under these circumstances, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of filing this petition. 3. Looking to the contents of the writ petition, it appears that the respondents have not decided the application submitted by the petitioner. The petitioner is entitled to get the reimbursement of the medical bills as per the rates applicable in the approved Hospitals for the treatment which has been taken by the petitioner’s wife. 4. In view of the above, the instant writ petition stands disposed of by issuing a direction to the respondents to decide the application filed by the petitioner in the light of the judgment passed by Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Shiva Kant Jha Vs. Union of India (UOI), reported in AIR 2018 SC 1975, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. 5. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/51