1 / 3 2026:CGHC:2142 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 325 of 2026 Smt. Manda Tiwari D/o Late Ashok Tiwari, Aged About 38 Years Post Jail Warder, Posted At Central Jail Bilaspur R/o Jail Premises, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 -State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Home, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director General Of Police (Jail) Police Headquarter New Raipur, Raipur District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Jail Superintendent Central Jail Bilaspur District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Director Health Services North Block Sector- 19, Second Floor, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate For State : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.01.15 11:06:44 +0530 2 / 3 14/01/2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to directed the respondent authorities to call service records, pertaining to the instant matter. 10.2 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue Writ of ‘Mandamus’, directed the respondent no. 3 to decide the Medical Reimbursement Claim Bill Applications dated 06/12/2024 (Annexure P/1), 03.03.2025 (Annexure P/2), and 07.07.2025 (Annexure P/3) as per ‘Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2013’, and ‘Chhattisgarh Police Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2009’, forthwith or in some time frame. 10.3 That, any other relief, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper together with cost of this petition” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is holding post of Jail wardon and at present posted at Central Jail, Bilaspur. He contended that petitioner has taken treatment for himself during the period from 2021 till date and also submitted medical bills for its reimbursement. Respondent have not taken any decision on the reimbursement of claim of petitioners dated 06.12.2024, 03.03.2025 and 07.07.2025 and they are still pending consideration before respondent no. 3. He further submits that till date respondent no. 3 has not considered and passed any order for reimbursement of medical bills, claim of petitioner and therefore, direction be issued to respondent no. 3 to take decision on the application of petitioner for reimbursement of medical claim of petitioner, at the earliest. 3. Learned State counsel submits that as the petitioner is only seeking for direction to be issued to respondent no. 3 to take decision on the 3 / 3 representation submitted by petitioner for reimbursement of medical bills, he is having no objection to the limited prayer. 4. On due consideration of the submission made by learned counsel for the respective parties, without commenting anything on the merits of claim of petitioner, this writ petition at this stage is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 3 to consider the application of petitioner with regard to reimbursement of medical bills as also the representation submitted by him, lastly on 06.12.2024, 03.03.2025 and 07.07.2025, in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a further period of 06 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court. 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza