IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04.08.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HULUVADI G.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN W.P.No.1495 of 2012
1. Additional Director Central Government Health Scheme, Chennai Rajaji Bhavan Besant Nagar Chennai 600 090
2. The Chief Post Master General Tamil Nadu Circle Chennai 600 002 .. Petitioners -vs-
1. Sh.M.Paranjothi (Deceased)
2. The Registrar The Central Administrative Tribunal City Civil Court Building Chennai 600 104
3. Smt.Uma Maheswari W/o late M.Paranjothi (R3 substituted in the place of the deceased R1 vide order of Court dt.16.12.14 made in M.P.No.1 of 2013 in W.P.No.1495 of 2012) .. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the order dated 29.03.2011 passed in O.A.No.1174 of 2010 on the file of the Central Administrative Tribunal Chennai and to quash the same.
For Petitioners :: Mr.S.Rathnasabapathy Senior Panel Counsel Central Govt.
For Respondents :: Mr.M.S.Velusamy for R3 R2-Tribunal R1-Died ORDER (Order of the Court was delivered by HULUVADI G.RAMESH, J.) Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2. The issue raised in this writ petition is whether the widows of Central Government Pensioners getting family pension are eligible to be the members of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). According to the communication issued by the Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Chennai dated 27.7.2017, as produced by the learned Senior Panel Counsel for Central Government, the widows of Central Government pensioners getting family pension are eligible to be the members of the scheme. In the case on hand, the third respondent, being the wife of the deceased first respondent, if in receipt of family pension, is eligible to avail the medical facilities under the Central Government Health Scheme, even though the latest OM dated 19.7.2017 is silent. Accordingly, placing on record the aforesaid communication issued by the Additional Director of Central Government Health Scheme, Chennai, we dispose of this writ petition. Consequently, M.P.No.1 of 2012 is closed. No costs.
Index : yes/no (H.G.R.,J.) (G.J.,J.) 04.08.2017 ss To
1. The Registrar Central Administrative Tribunal Madras Bench City Civil Court Building Chennai 600 104
2. The Additional Director Central Government Health Scheme Chennai Rajaji Bhavan Besant Nagar Chennai 600 090
3. The Chief Post Master General Tamil Nadu Circle Chennai 600 002 HULUVADI G.RAMESH, J.
AND G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.
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