Bantwal youth murder case: Accused arrested following Police firing at Gundya
Bantwal: The police arrested the prime accused responsible for the murder of rowdy sheeter Umar Farooq following rounds of firing at Gundya in the early hours of Saturday. According to reports, the accused individual and an SI officer have sustained injuries in the course of the arrest.
The arrested individual has been identified as Khalil, a resident of Kalladka. In the course of the operation, Bantwal Rural Police station’s SI Prasanna has sustained injuries.
On the evening of Friday, Rowdy sheeter Umar Farooq, a resident of Kalladka was brutally murdered by another gang at Bogodi near Melkar. On receiving information that the suspects were on their way to Bengaluru on Saturday morning, the police intercepted them at Gundya. During the face-off, the police reportedly arrested Khalil, the prime accused in the case, while the two other accomplices managed to escape arrest and evade the police.
Reports indicate that the accused, Khalil had used a sword to attack the police and the Bantwal Rural Police station’s SI Prasanna sustained injuries from the attack and was taken to Bantwal Government Hospital for treatment. Intervening during the face-off, Bantwal City Police Station’s SI Avinash reportedly shot the accused in the leg and arrested him. Khalil reportedly sustained gunshot wounds to the leg, in the course of being apprehended by the police.
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Legal heirs can claim reimbursement if govt employee dies during treatment: Allahabad HC
Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Saturday said that if a government employee or pensioner dies during treatment or becomes incapable of making a claim, his legal heirs can also claim reimbursement of medical expenses.
The bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai passed the verdict on the petition of Chandra Choor Singh.
The petitioner's father was a retired deputy registrar. He was treated at private hospitals in Lucknow, where he passed away during treatment. The petitioner applied for reimbursement of medical expenses, but the department rejected the claim, stating that only the "beneficiary" can make a claim under the rules.
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The state government argued that under the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2011, a claim can only be made by a beneficiary, and the petitioner did not fall within this category. It also cited the limit of Rs 5,000 set out in the succession certificate submitted by the petitioner.
The court rejected this argument of the state government, stating that the provisions of Rule 16 of the Rules, 2011, were arbitrary and violated Article 14 of the Constitution. The court held that if a beneficiary dies or becomes incapable of making a claim, his or her legal heirs cannot be deprived of this right.
Applying the principle of "reading down", the Court directed that Rule 16 be interpreted to include legal heirs, especially when there is no other eligible beneficiary.
The court also clarified that if there is no dispute about being an heir, it is not appropriate to reject the claim merely on technical grounds.
Ultimately, the court directed the concerned authority to reconsider the petitioner's claim and take a decision within two months, and if the claim is found to be correct, payment should be ensured within one month.
