Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31434 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2729 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramnath Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Amaresh Sinha,Anubhav Sinha Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. Present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "(i) Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to decide the claim of the petitioner towards the reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in his treatment." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he has filed application dated 01.07.2024 before District Magistrate, Ballia- respondent No. 3 for reimbursement of medical bills, upon which respondent No. 4 has written letter dated 23.09.2024 to respondent No. 2 for further necessary action, but till date no action has been taken by respondent No. 2. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submitted that decision shall be taken by respondent No. 2 at the earliest and payment shall be made to petitioner in accordance with rule. 5. Under such facts of the case, writ petition is disposed off with direction to respondent No. 2 to take decision upon letter of respondent No. 4 dated 23.09.2024 in accordance with rules, maximum within a period of three weeks from the date of submission of certified copy of this order and submit report of the same before respondent No. 4 forthwith. 6. Respondent No. 4 is directed to pay the amount in light of decision so taken by respondent No. 2. In case petitioner is not entitled for payment, he is directed to pass reasoned order within the same time. Order Date :- 5.3.2025 ADY Digitally signed by :- AMAR DEEP YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- AMAR DEEP YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad