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GENERAL ADMINISTRAT]ON DEPARTMENT

Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur

Atal Nagar, the 2 l st June 20 1 9

ORDER

No. F l2-612018/l/One(l).- In compliance of the orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated

30-04-2019 &24-10-2018 in Contempt Petition CivilNo.425-4261201, theAssociation of Retired Judges of Supreme Court

and High Courts vs. Union of India & Ors. and in supersession of Government of Chhattisgarh Law & Legislative Affairs

Department's al1 previous orders so far as it relates to providing medical facilities to retired judges of Chhattisgarh High

Court, the Govemment of Chhattisgarh, hereby, orders to provide following medical facilities to the retired judges of

Chhattisgarh High Court (including their spouses and dependent family members)

1.

Retired ^judges of High Court (including their spouses and dependent family members) shall be entitled to same

medical facilities as are applicable to sitting judges of High Courl of Chhattisgarh (including their spouses and

dependent family members).

E, xplanation 1 : Dependent family members mean mother, father, son, daughter (not married or widow) who are financially

or physically dependent upon retired Judge of High Court.

E, xplanation 2: If the wife of Hon'ble retired High Court Judge is in service, medical reimbursement claim for the expenses

incurred on her medical treatment shall be allowed only on submitting a declaration to the effect that she has not availed

the said benefit and no medical reimbursement regarding such treatment has been made by the department/ institution

where she is in service and no such claim shall be made by her in future also.

2.

Retired judges of High Courl (including their spouses and dependent family members) shall be entitled to take

medical treatment in any hospital, nursing home in the country on the basis of referral by Civil Surgeon/Block Medical

OfficeriDistrictAyurvedic Medical Officer or a Doctor having MD degree who has been a medical practitioner for more

than 10 (ten) years in the place of stay of retired Judge or the place where the need for medical treatment arises. In such

cases, they shall be entitled to travel with an attendant and/or a medical attendant by train in AC I st Class or by air in

economy class to and fro, and the travelling cost so incurred shall be reimbursed.

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3.

In case ajudge pre-deceases his or her spouse before or after his or her retirement, facilities specified in clause

(l) and (2) above shall be made avaiiable to the spouse and dependent family members during their lifetime.

4.

Registrar General of Chhattisgarh High Court shall reimburse the medical claims as and when made by retired

Judges of High Court (including their spouses and dependent family members) without the prior approval of the State

Govemment. State Govemment shall provide adequate funds to Chhattisgarh High Coun for this purpose.

5.

Retired Judges of High Court (including their spouses and dependent family members) shall be entitled to

cashless facilities for the medical treattnent in Government Hospitals and all the recognized Hospital/ ^{referral hospital/}

institutes. The modalities for the same shall be decided by State Govemment in consultation with Hon'ble ^{High Court of}

Chhattisgarh.

6.

The above medical facilities shall be available to retired ^judges of Chhattisgarh High Court if they are ^not

reappointed in any other employment and are not availing such medical benefits.

The concurrence of department of Finance has been duly accorded vide Computer No. F 20 l8-01-01 565 Dated

l1-06-2019.

By order and in the name of the Govemor of Chhattisgarh,

REETA SHANDILYA, Secretary.

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