NCDRC

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RP/222/2013

KUNDAN LAL SHARMA - Complainant(s)

Versus

GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHEN RAILWAY & 3 ORS. - Opp.Party(s)

MR. S.R. BANSAL

28 Feb 2013

ORDER

NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION
NEW DELHI
 
REVISION PETITION NO. 222 OF 2013
 
(Against the Order dated 17/09/2012 in Appeal No. 1244/2010 of the State Commission Punjab)
1. KUNDAN LAL SHARMA
S/O SH.SOM DUTT SHARMA, R/O 124/2, KAMAL VIHAR
JALANDHAR
PUNJAB
...........Petitioner(s)
Versus 
1. GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHEN RAILWAY & 3 ORS.
BORODA HOUSE ,
NEW DELHI
2. CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR,
NORTHERN RAILWAY, BARODA HOUSE,
NEW DELHI
3. CHIEF MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT,
NORTHERN RAILWAY,
FEROZEPUR CANTT
PUNJAB
4. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER,
NORTHERN RAILWAY
JALANDHAR
PUNJAB
...........Respondent(s)

BEFORE: 
 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S. CHAUDHARI, PRESIDING MEMBER
 HON'BLE MR. VINAY KUMAR, MEMBER

For the Petitioner :MR. S.R. BANSAL
For the Respondent :NEMO

Dated : 28 Feb 2013
ORDER

JUSTICE K.S.CHAUDHARI 1. This revision petition has been filed by the petitioner/complainant against the impugned order dated 17.09.2012, passed by learned State Commission in First Appeal No.1244/2010, General Manager, Northern Railway & Ors. Vs. Kundan Lal Sharma, by which, while allowing appeal, order of District Forum was set aside and complaint was dismissed. 2. Brief facts of the case are that complainant/petitioner was an employee of Northern Railway, Jalandhar City, who has retired from services. As per Railway Rules, employees of Railways are entitled to medical treatment for themselves and their family members from the Railway Hospital. On 19.05.2006, Shivani Sharma, the daughter of complainant met with an accident and was taken to Railway Hospital but as there were no proper facilities for treatment, complainant took her to Orthonova Hospital, Jalandhar, where she was treated and complainant incurred expenses to the tune of Rs.23,636/-. Complainant submitted bills to OP for reimbursement but OP reimbursed only Rs.8,450/-. Alleging deficiency on part of OP, complainant filed complaint against OPs. OPs contested the case and submitted that complainant was not entitled to reimbursement of the claim because medical officer of OPs has not recommended complainant daughter for treatment from a private hospital. It was further alleged that complainant does not come within the purview of onsumerand complaint is also barred by time and prayed for dismissal. 3. Learned District Forum after hearing both the parties allowed the complaint and directed OP to pay Rs.15,186/- to the complainant along with Rs.7,000/- as compensation and costs of litigation. OP filed appeal and learned State Commission vide impugned order, while allowing appeal, dismissed complaint against which this revision petition has been filed. 4. Heard learned counsel for petitioner at admission stage and perused the record. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as there were no proper facilities for treatment in Railway Hospital, complainant rightly took his daughter to private hospital for treatment and respondent has committed error in not reimbursing treatment expenses and learned State Commission has committed error in dismissing complaint, hence petition be admitted. 6. It is an admitted case of the petitioner that complainant and his family members are entitled to free medical treatment from Railway Hospital. Learned counsel for petitioner has not placed on record any Rule, which permits the petitioner to get reimbursement of expenses incurred in treatment from private hospital. It is also an admitted case that Medical Officer of respondent hospital has not referred complainant daughter for treatment from a private hospital and complainant took his daughter at his own sweet will for better treatment in private hospital. In the absence of any Rule, complainant is not entitled for reimbursement of any expenses incurred for treatment in private hospital and learned State Commission has not committed any error in passing impugned order and dismissing the complaint. 7. We do not find any illegality, irregularity or jurisdictional error in the impugned order and revision petition is liable to be dismissed. 8. Consequently, revision petition filed by petitioner is dismissed at admission stage with no order as to costs.

 
......................J
K.S. CHAUDHARI
PRESIDING MEMBER
......................
VINAY KUMAR
MEMBER

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