New Delhi, Sep 28, 2025

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Union government against a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order directing full reimbursement of medical expenses to a retired railway employee for Covid-19 treatment.

A Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain upheld the CAT’s February 13 order in favour of Ayodhya Prasad, a former Office Superintendent-II who retired from Banaras Locomotive Works in 2004, observing that medical reimbursement is not a matter of “concession or charity but an enforceable right”.

Respondent-Prasad, a beneficiary under the Retired Employees Liberalised Health Scheme (RELHS), was admitted in April 2021 to Apollo Hospital in Ahmedabad during a severe Covid-19 infection. While his total treatment bill amounted t

See Full Page