WP(C) No.13454 of 2025 1 2025:KER:30225 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO.13454 OF 2025 PETITIONER: ARJUN K.G., AGED 30 YEARS S/O.S.KRISHNAKUMAR, KURUKKAM VILAKAM, VALIYARA, VELLANAD P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695543 BY ADVS.THOMAS ABRAHAM MERCIAMMA MATHEW ASWIN.P.JOHN R.ANANTHAPADMANABAN PAUL BABY SWATHY A.P. FOUSIYA R RESPONDENTS: 1 DIRECTORATE OF INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES PANCHDEEP BHAVAN, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, PIN - 695014 2 THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION, MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, PANCHDEEP BHAVAN, NORTH SWARAJ ROUND, TRICHUR, PIN – 680020 BY ADVS.SRI.T.V.AJITH KUMAR, SC SRI.V.K.SUNIL, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) No.13454 of 2025 2 2025:KER:30225 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an employee covered by the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme of Insurance Coverage. The petitioner has filed this writ petition for the following reliefs: “i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to make all necessary arrangements to ensure the prompt supply of 12 monthly dozes of the life- saving drug viz., ‘Durvalumab’ and also to make immediate arrangements for administering the said drug to the petitioner’s father Sri.S.Krishnakumar at the earliest possible date on the same terms the earlier dozes were supplied by the respondents.” 2. This Court, by order dated 01.04.2025, passed an interim direction to the competent among the respondents to consider Ext.P7 WP(C) No.13454 of 2025 3 2025:KER:30225 representation and to arrange for the drugs within four days. 3. Sri.V.K.Sunil, learned Senior Government Pleader, submits that though Ext.P7 representation was not received by the 1st respondent, on receipt of a copy of the interim order, steps were taken to arrange for the drugs within the time stipulated therein. 4. Sri.T.V.Ajaya Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the ESI Corporation, also submits that the first doze of the medicine was administered to the petitioner. 5. It is further submitted by the learned Senior Government Pleader as well as the learned Standing Counsel that the remaining 11 dozes will be administered to the petitioner without fail. WP(C) No.13454 of 2025 4 2025:KER:30225 Recording the above submissions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE sp/07/04/2025 WP(C) No.13454 of 2025 5 2025:KER:30225 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 13454/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE E-PECHAN CARD ISSUED BY THE EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION EXHIBIT P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CHEMOTHERAPY PRESCRIPTION DATED 12/07/2024 ISSUED BY THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM EXHIBIT P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 06/12/2024 ISSUED BY REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM EVIDENCING THE AFORESAID FACTS EXHIBIT P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 27/12/2024 IN WP(C) NO.46591 OF 2024 EXHIBIT P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CHEMOTHERAPY PRESCRIPTION DATED 28/02/2025 ISSUED BY THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM FOR THE 2ND LINE OF TREATMENT EXHIBIT P6 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CYCLE AND DOSE OF ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS FOR THE 2ND LINE OF TREATMENT EXHIBIT P7 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 28/03/2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER