Rajnandgaon Chinmay Multispeciality Hospital v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur — WPC No. 680 of 2026, order dated 17/02/2026, Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J. — Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojna de-empanelment — one-year de-empanelment of hospital registration by order dated 26.11.2025 under the VI-Suspension & De-Empanelment Guideline (Table 18-19) — appeal dated 29.12.2025 pending before Appellate Authority (Health Secretary, respondent No. 2) — writ under Article 226 seeking direction for timely disposal of appeal — Court directs Appellate Authority to decide appeal expeditiously per Guidelines on Hospital Empanelment and De-Empanelment (Version 3.0), preferably within 60 days — petition disposed of. Keywords: PM-JAY, de-empanelment, appellate authority, expedite appeal, National Health Authority, Article 226, Chhattisgarh.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction to the Appellate Authority (respondent No. 2) to decide the petitioner's pending appeal dated 29.12.2025 (Annexure-P/4) expeditiously, in accordance with the Guidelines on Hospital Empanelment and De-Empanelment (Version 3.0) issued by the National Health Authority, preferably within 60 days from receipt/submission of a copy of the order.