RAMANJIT KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB — C.A. No. 1414/1999

Case Summary: Ramanjit Kaur v. State of Punjab (C.A. No. 1414/1999) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and directed the State of Punjab to pay the appellant the balance amount of her medical bill within one month. The appellant's husband, a state employee, was discharged from a government hospital lacking necessary ventilation support and neurosurgical facilities, and the family sought private hospital treatment as per government circular providing for reimbursement. Though Rs. 36,076 was paid based on AIIMS rates, the Court found the High Court erred in dismissing the writ petition and ordered payment of the remaining balance from the Rs. 63,457 total bill. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.