Teacher at Primary School, Kully Post, Bachhod, Tahsil Masturi, District Bilaspur. While working at the said post, the petitioner suffered from some serious ailment and taking into consideration the need of the hour, the petitioner who was working with rural back ground was immediately rushed to a hospital at Nagpur i.e. Bokhard Hospital where he underwent treatment and in the course, he incurred medical expenses of Rs.96,142/-. Subsequent to his treatment, the petitioner raised a claim for reimbursement of the said amount. The documents enclosed with the writ petition as well as the reply would reveal that the immediate higher officers in the Department had recommended the claim of the petitioner for making medical reimbursement. Annexure P-2 is a certificate issued from the Block Education Officer. Likewise, Annexure P-3 dated 09.03.2006 is a recommendation made by the Director, Medical Education (CG). The Block Education Officer as well as the Director, Medical Education both had considered and found the ailment which the petitioner suffered to be serious in nature and which needed urgent specialized treatment. The record also shows that Annexure P-4 dated 15.02.2006 is an order passed by the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Bilaspur which pertains to recommendation for grant of ex post facto approval. Likewise when the reply of the respondents is perused, it appears that except for the objection raised by the finance department that too to the extent that the hospital from where the petitioner undertook medical treatment was not a recognized hospital for the purpose of medical reimbursement, all other authorities in the department were in fact in favour of making the medical reimbursement to the petitioner of an amount of Rs.96,142/-.
