Balaji Hospital Situated at Samta Ashram Gali v. State of Uttarakhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Uttarakhand High Court, Nainital; Writ Petition Misc. Single No.737 of 2026; decided 01.04.2026 by Pankaj Purohit, J. Key terms: Balaji Hospital Haldwani; M.O.U. with respondent nos.2 and 3 (ESIC); reimbursement of factory workers' treatment; 441 treatments; 81 claims inappropriate, 360 appropriate; inflated bill; excess claim Rs. 43,36,005/-; penalty Rs. 2,22,22,755/-; impugned order dated 08.01.2026; arbitration clause in M.O.U.; prayer no.1 not pressed and dismissed; representation dated 13.03.2026; direction to decide within six weeks by speaking order; writ petition finally disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition finally disposed of: prayer no.1 (challenge to penalty order dated 08.01.2026) dismissed/not pressed, that order left to arbitration under the M.O.U.; respondent no.2-Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Dehradun, directed to decide the representation dated 13.03.2026 (annexure no.3) within six weeks by a speaking order.