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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 20885 of 2025 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.
2. Petitioner by means of present writ petition has assailed the impugned suspension of the petitioner communicated through E-mail dated
13.06.2025.
3. Petitioner claims that he is empanelled hospital under the scheme of Ayushman Bharat and his empanellment has been suspended by ex-parte
order dated 13.06.2025 communicated to the petitioner through E-mail. It is contended that the order of suspension has been passed without giving any notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
4. An objection has been raised by Sri Sanjay Kumar Om and Sri Alok Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondents that against the impugned
order, there is remedy of statutory appeal and review also.
5. Be that as it may, it appears that the impugned order has been passed without affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and in such view of fact, we are not inclined to relegate the petitioner to alternative remedy. However, we dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation against the order dated 13.06.2025 before respondent no.2-Joint Secretary, National Health Authority, 9th Floor, Tower-1, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi within a period of one month from today. In case any such representation is filed the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhay Mishra, Anshul Kumar Singhal Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Alok Kumar Singh, C.S.C., Sanjay Kumar Om Select Hospital .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)
respondent no.2 shall consider and decide the same within a period of two months thereafter, after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and after supplying all the materials to the petitioner which the respondent wants to rely against the petitioner.
6. The impugned order dated 13.06.2025 shall abide by the order passed by the respondent no.2 on the representation of the petitioner. September 16, 2025 Mohit WRIC No. 20885 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT KUMAR KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad