Denying Full Reimbursement for Retired Government Employee’s Heart Surgery Violates Human Rights: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that refusal to reimburse full medical expenses incurred by a retired Central Government officer for a heart transplant surgery violates his fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Court directed the Union of India to pay Rs. 22 lakhs to Anirudh Prataprai Nansi, a retired Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, who was forced to undergo critical surgery at…
