/11096/2024 of SHRI DHAR PANDEY v. UNION OF INDIA THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS NEW DELHI AND 4 OTHERS
Court: Allahabad High Court
Bench: ALOK MATHUR
Judgment date:
Case summary
Allahabad High Court judgment dated 2024-11-23. /11096/2024 of SHRI DHAR PANDEY v. UNION OF INDIA THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS NEW DELHI AND 4 OTHERS....
Judgment text
Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:77732 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11096 of 2024 Petitioner :- Shri Dhar Pandey Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Railways New Delhi And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- I. M. Pandey Ist,Ajeet Verma Counsel for Respondent :- A. S. G. I. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri I. M. Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Surya Bhan Pandey, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Devrishi Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. Grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition is with regard to pendency of his appeal filed on 09. 04. 2024 against order dated 03. 03. 2024, whereby claim of medical reimbursement of petitioner has been rejected. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was appointed as Sub Inspector in RPF, Northern Railway, Lucknow. Unfortunately, petitioner fell seriously ill and was diagnosed with Kidney decease.
After undergoing long medical treatment, petitioner submitted an application for reimbursement of his medical expenses before the authority concerned. The application of petitioner was kept pending for long and ultimately same was rejected on 03. 03. 2024. 4. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that being aggrieved by order dated 03. 03. 2024, petitioner moved an appeal on 09. 04. 2024 against order dated 03. 03. 2024, which appeal is pending consideration. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter up to some length submits that grievance of petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case suitable directions are issued to respondent no. 4 - Principal Chief Medical Director, Northern Railway, New Delhi to consider and decide his appeal dated 09. 04. 2024, expeditiously. 6. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection in case suitable directions are issued to respondent no. 4 to consider and decide petitioner's appeal. 7.
In view of above, present writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent no. 4 - Principal Chief Medical Director, Northern Railway, New Delhi to consider and decide his appeal dated 09. 04. 2024, expeditiously, say within two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law by means of reasoned and speaking order. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the proceedings before the appellate authority. Order Date :- 23. 11. 2024 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J. ) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
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