Medical Reimbursement

Medical reimbursement for non-empanelled hospitals
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In medical emergencies where overcrowding, waiting periods and urgency compel patients to the nearest hospital regardless of empanelment status, a blanket rejection on procedural grounds violates the constitutional promise under Article 21, the Court directed independent reconsideration of each claim within four weeks with 6% interest.

denial of medical reimbursement due to hospital name change
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that a hospital remains the same legal entity even after a change in its name.

medical claims under beneficial State policy
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Once a medical reimbursement claim is admissible under a beneficial policy of the State Government, it cannot be denied or curtailed on flimsy or irrelevant grounds.”

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of