No fetters could be placed on th rights of a govt. employees during his life life time to get the best medical treatment.-Read full judgement
INDIA • AMIT ANAND CHOUDHARY, TNN • UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO • The SC said “no fetters” could be placed on the rights of a government employee during his lifetime to get the best medical treatment. • It added that it was wrong to reimburse bills on the basis of rates fixed under CGHS in case the employee got treatment from a hospital which is not empanelled. NEW DELHI: In a relief to over 44 lakh current and retired government employees and their families covered under the Central Government Health Scheme, the Supreme Court said on Friday that reimbursement cannot be denied to them even if they received treatment in a hospital not empanelled under the plan. The SC bench said “no fetters” could be placed on the rights of a government employee during his lifetime to get the best medical treatment and it was wrong to reimburse bills on the basis of rates fixed under CGHS in case the employee got treatment from a hospital which is not empanelled. “The right to medical claim canno...