Legal heirs can claim medical reimbursement if govt employee dies during treatment, says Allahabad high court
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench ruled that legal heirs can claim medical expense reimbursement for deceased or incapacitated government employees and pensioners. The court found the rule limiting claims to beneficiaries arbitrary, directing its interpretation to include legal heirs when no other eligible claimant exists. The petitioner's claim was ordered to be reconsidered.
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench ruled that legal heirs can claim medical expense reimbursement for deceased or incapacitated government employees and pensioners. The court found the rule limiting claims to beneficiaries arbitrary, directing its interpretation to include legal heirs when no other eligible claimant exists. The petitioner's claim was ordered to be reconsidered.
