Srinagar- Observing that the matter is too serious to be taken casually or leniently, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Friday ordered personal appearance of Director Accounts and Treasuries Kashmir, District Treasury Officer Anantnag and Treasury Officer Kokernag in connection with a plea by a doctor alleging delay in reimbursement of medical claim regarding treatment of her mother who is battling a life threatening disease.
“This writ petition by the petitioner (a doctor) is literally a distress call to this Court invoking Article 226 of the Constitution of India with the grievance that for her ailing mother who is suffering from a cancer under treatment is on the verge of suffering loss of life because of acts of omission or commission on the part of the respondents 3 to 5 (officers) in particular in the matter of reimbursing of the medical claims of the petitioner in connection with the treatment of her mother,” said a bench of Justice Rahul Bharti.
Counsel for the petitioner also stated that the Treasury Officer Kokernag made a phone call to her that unless and until the doctor withdraws the petition, he was not going to process the reimbursement file to the tune of over Rs 6 lakh.
“The matter is too serious to be taken casually or leniently”, the Court said and directed issuance of notice to the J&K government through commissioner secretary Finance, Director General Accounts and Treasuries Jammu/Srinagar besides Director Accounts and Treasuries Kashmir, District Treasury Officer Anantnag and Treasury Officer Kokernag.
“Registrar Judicial, Srinagar, is directed to issue notice for personal appearance of respondents 3 to 5 (Director Accounts and Treasuries Kashmir, District Treasury Officer Anantnag and Treasury Officer Kokernag) to be served through SSP, Anantnag,” the court said, adding, “This Court directs personal appearance of respondent no. 3-Director Accounts and Treasuries, Kashmir, at Srinagar, respondent no. 4- District Treasury Officer, Anantnag and respondent no. 5-Treasury Officer, Kokernag (Anantnag) on the next date of hearing.”
The court directed the SSP Anantnag to apprise Director Accounts and Treasuries Kashmir at Srinagar, District Treasury Officer, Anantnag and Treasury Officer, Kokernag (Anantnag) with respect to their personal appearance on Tuesday on January 16.
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